How is Ohio reshaping property taxes as lawmakers advance a broad package of levy limits, relief measures and homestead changes?

Ohio's Statehouse has spent the past two sessions moving a wide slate of property-tax legislation — including HB 186 (school-district levy cap with a $360 million state backfill), HB 335 (inside-millage growth cap), HB 129 (fixed-sum levy rules), HB 261 (homestead exemption expansion), HB 420 (ending 'continuous' levies), HB 443 (foreclosure protections for seniors) and HB 540 (PILOT payments from large conservation landowners). The Ohio Senate approved a multi-bill package on November 18, 2025, and House committees continued advancing companion measures into 2026. Local boards are also reacting: Carroll County commissioners rescinded a June 2026 levy-increase resolution after the county auditor flagged a new tax burden on homeowners.

AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.