Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill changes Ohio’s school tax code so that fixed‑sum levies are counted toward a district’s millage floor and can only be moved or renewed under strict rules. It defines new procedures for certifying tax values, calculating reduction factors, and distributing any reclaimed funds, especially after bankruptcies or disasters. The goal is to keep school funding stable and prevent districts from easily redirecting property‑tax revenue to other purposes.

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Hearings

• Senate Local Government: Sub. H. B. No. 186, Sub. H. B. No. 335, Sub. H. B. No. 129, Sub. H. B. No. 309
  Senate Local Government · Nov 19, 2025
• Senate Local Government: S. B. No. 278, Sub. H. B. No. 186, Sub. H. B. No. 335, Sub. H. B. No. 129, Sub. H. B. No. 309
  Senate Local Government · Nov 12, 2025
• Senate Local Government: S. B. No. 281, Sub. H. B. No. 129, Sub. H. B. No. 309
  Senate Local Government · Nov 4, 2025
• Senate Local Government: Am. H. B. No. 124, Sub. H. B. No. 129, Sub. H. B. No. 309
  Senate Local Government · Oct 29, 2025
• Senate Local Government: S. B. No. 118, Sub. H. B. No. 129, Sub. H. B. No. 309, Am. H. B. No. 124
  Senate Local Government · Oct 22, 2025

History

1. Mar 20, 2026Effective 3/20/26
2. Mar 20, 2026Effective
3. Dec 19, 2025Signed By The Governor
4. Dec 9, 2025Sent To The Governor
5. Nov 19, 2025Reported - Substitute
6. Nov 19, 2025Passed
7. Nov 19, 2025Concurred in Senate amendments
8. Oct 15, 2025Referred to committee
9. Oct 14, 2025Introduced
10. Oct 8, 2025Reported - Substitute
11. Oct 8, 2025Passed
12. Feb 26, 2025Referred to committee

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• David Thomas · sponsor
• Bob Peterson
• Heidi Workman
• Jennifer Gross
• Josh Williams
• Levi Dean
• Mark Johnson
• Tex Fischer
• Thomas Hall

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