Bill InformationPROPERTY, INCOME TAX CHANGES
(MATHEWS A)To modify the law regarding property taxation and income tax rates.
CURRENT STATUS4/25/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Seventh Hearing)
STATE FUNDING-CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS
(CUTRONA A, UPCHURCH T)To create local jail facility funding programs and to make certain capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2026.
CURRENT STATUS 4/10/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT
(PAVLIGA G, MCNALLY L)To authorize a nonrefundable tax credit for the construction or rehabilitation of certain federally subsidized rental housing and to authorize a uniform method for the tax valuation of most such housing.
CURRENT STATUS 6/13/2023 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Economic and Workforce Development, (Fifth Hearing)
FY24-25 OPERATING BUDGET
(EDWARDS J)To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, to levy taxes, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.
CURRENT STATUS 1/24/2024 - Consideration of Governor's Veto; Senate Overrides Veto, Vote 24-8
UTILITY BILLING TRANSPARENCY
(SKINDELL M)To enact "The Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act" requiring the itemization of all riders, taxes, and other costs on certain utility bills.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - House Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
HOUSING QUALIFICATION
(HUMPHREY L, SEITZ B)To create a mechanism by which an individual who is subject to a collateral sanction for housing may obtain a certificate of qualification for housing that may provide relief from certain bars on housing.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Community Revitalization, (Fifth Hearing)
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-INFLATION INDEX
(HALL T, DEMETRIOU S)To index the homestead exemption amounts to inflation.
CURRENT STATUS 5/31/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
EVICTION COUNSEL-DESTITUTE DEFENDANTS
(GALONSKI T, MILLER J)To provide counsel to destitute defendants facing eviction and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS 2/28/2023 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-EXPANDED QUALIFICATIONS
(TROY D)To increase the amount of and expand the income qualifications for the homestead exemption.
CURRENT STATUS 4/18/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing)
EMINENT DOMAIN LAW CHANGES
(KICK D, CREECH R)To modify the law regarding eminent domain.
CURRENT STATUS 2/6/2024 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Civil Justice, (Fifth Hearing)
FIRE, BUILDING CODE CHANGES
(CALLENDER J, FOWLER S)To amend section 3737.83 and to enact section 3781.062 of the Revised Code relating to the State Fire Code and Building Code and to amend the version of section 3737.83 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect December 29, 2023, to continue the provisions of this act on and after that effective date.
CURRENT STATUS 3/28/2023 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
STATE IT SYSTEMS
(HALL T, LIGHTBODY M)Regarding the state's information technology systems and shared services.
CURRENT STATUS 1/23/2024 - Senate Financial Institutions and Technology, (Second Hearing)
DATA STORAGE
(HALL T, WHITE A)To modify the law governing data storage and notifications issued by state agencies, and to amend the version of section 3951.03 of the Revised Code scheduled to take effect on December 29, 2023, to continue the changes on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS 6/21/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight
LAND BANKS - DELINQUENT PROPERTY
(PATTON T)To expand the methods by which land banks can acquire delinquent property.
CURRENT STATUS 5/9/2023 - House State and Local Government, (Second Hearing)
HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION - DISABLED VETERANS
(PATTON T)To authorize a total property tax exemption for the homesteads of totally disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.
CURRENT STATUS 9/12/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
LIMITATIONS ON RECOVERY, LIEN IMPOSITION
(JOHNSON M, MCCLAIN R)Regarding limitations on recovery and lien imposition by municipalities against property owners of non-owner-occupied properties for unpaid water, sewer, and disposal services rates and charges.
CURRENT STATUS 1/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government
REMOTE WORKERS - MODIFIED MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX
(ROBB BLASDEL M, MATHEWS A)To allow businesses with remote workers to use a modified municipal income tax apportionment formula.
CURRENT STATUS 6/21/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
REQUIRE LICENSURE OF COMMERCIAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS
(PATTON T)To require licensure of commercial roofing contractors and to amend the versions of sections 715.27 and 3781.102 of the Revised Code that are scheduled to take effect on December 29, 2023, to continue the change on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS 4/10/2024 - Senate Government Oversight, (First Hearing)
CLASSIFY CERTAIN PAYMENTS - INVESTORS
(KING A, YOUNG T)To classify certain guaranteed payments to pass-through entity investors as business income.
CURRENT STATUS 5/9/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
RENT AGREEMENT TERMINATIONS FOR CRIME VICTIMS
(GRIM M)To allow a tenant to terminate a rental agreement if the tenant is a victim of a specified crime and to authorize an income tax credit for landlords who rented to such tenants and to name this act the Ohio Safe Homes Act.
CURRENT STATUS 4/18/2023 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice
PROHIBIT INCOME HOUSING DISCRIMINATION
(UPCHURCH T, MILLER A)To prohibit discrimination in rental housing based on lawful source of income.
CURRENT STATUS 5/16/2023 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
ABANDONED LAND - FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS
(HILLYER B)To limit which abandoned land may be subject to certain expedited foreclosure proceedings.
CURRENT STATUS 10/31/2023 - House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing)
RECORDED INSTRUMENTS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY
(HILLYER B, WILLIAMS J)To make various changes regarding recorded instruments, powers of attorney, judgment liens, mortgage subrogation, law enforcement towing laws, and state stock banks, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS 10/11/2023 - House Finance, (Third Hearing)
PROCEDURES FOR PROPERTY TAX VALUES
(HALL T, BIRD A)To make changes to the law governing real property valuation and tax complaints, to temporarily modify the computation of the homestead exemption, to abate property taxes on certain municipal and community improvement corporation property, to make an appropriation, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS 12/6/2023 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 31-0, Emergency Clause 29-2
PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT
(KING A, KLOPFENSTEIN R)To extend the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring agricultural land to certain other property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - House Civil Justice, (Second Hearing)
REVISE OCCUPATIONAL REGULATIONS
(FOWLER S, KLOPFENSTEIN R)To revise and streamline the state's occupational regulations and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Senate Government Oversight, (Second Hearing)
HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION - DISABLED VETERANS
(RICHARDSON T, HOLMES A)To expand and enhance the homestead property tax exemption for disabled veterans.
CURRENT STATUS 12/5/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
PROPERTY TAX FREEZE
(ISAACSOHN D, HALL T)To authorize a property tax freeze for certain owner-occupied homes.
CURRENT STATUS 2/6/2024 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing)
PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
(MATHEWS A, DELL'AQUILA R)To authorize an enhanced property tax homestead exemption for certain long-term homeowners.
CURRENT STATUS 12/12/2023 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
COMPANION ANIMALS IN RENTAL DWELLINGS
(RAY S, BRENT J)To authorize a tax credit for landlords with policies that allow companion animals in rental dwellings.
CURRENT STATUS 4/9/2024 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing)
LEAD TESTING
(THOMAS J, DEMETRIOU S)To revise the law governing lead testing, certification, and tax credits.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - BILL AMENDED, House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
INDOOR MOLD PROGRAM
(MILLER J, HILLYER B)To require the Director of Commerce to establish an indoor mold program.
CURRENT STATUS 2/13/2024 - House Commerce and Labor, (First Hearing)
TOWNSHIP LAW CHANGES
(HALL T, SEITZ B)To make various township law changes and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - BILL AMENDED, House State and Local Government, (Fourth Hearing)
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES, COMPLAINTS
(MATHEWS A, HALL T)To eliminate the authority to levy replacement property tax levies and to modify the law governing certain property tax complaints.
CURRENT STATUS 4/30/2024 - House Ways and Means, (Sixth Hearing)
TAX FORECLOSURE, LAND REUTILIZATION CORPORATIONS
(DEMETRIOU S, PATTON T)To make changes to the law relating to tax foreclosures and county land reutilization corporations
CURRENT STATUS 4/30/2024 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Second Hearing)
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-SURVIVING SPOUSES
(LORENZ B, SANTUCCI N)To authorize a full homestead exemption for surviving spouses of members of the uniformed services killed in the line of duty.
CURRENT STATUS 4/30/2024 - House Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
PHASE OUT STATE INCOME TAX
(MATHEWS A, LAMPTON B)To phase-out the state income tax on nonbusiness income over six years and to repeal the commercial activity tax after 2029.
CURRENT STATUS 4/9/2024 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
FEDERAL RENOVATION, REPAIR, PAINTING RULE
(BAKER R, WHITE A)To authorize the Director of Health to enter into agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the administration and enforcement of the federal Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule.
CURRENT STATUS 2/6/2024 - Referred to Committee House Public Health Policy
EXCESS FUNDS IN FORECLOSURE SALES
(BROWN R, SWEARINGEN D)To revise the law relating to the notice of excess funds in real property foreclosure sales.
CURRENT STATUS 4/30/2024 - House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)
PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION
(SCHMIDT J)To authorize a property tax reduction in 2023 for properties with increased tax liability relative to 2022.
CURRENT STATUS 4/2/2024 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means
HOMEBUYER PROTECTION ACT
(WILLIAMS J, JARRELLS D)To prohibit a real estate broker or salesperson from disclosing a purchaser's name, age, race, or address before the purchaser and seller agree to the contract terms and to name this act the Homebuyer Protection Act.
CURRENT STATUS 4/9/2024 - House Civil Justice, (First Hearing)
EXPAND PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS
(LOYCHIK M)To modify and expand property tax homestead exemptions, to gradually reduce school districts' 20-mill floor, and to modify the formula for determining farmland's current agricultural use value.
CURRENT STATUS 4/2/2024 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means
WRITTEN AGENCY AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS
(SCHMIDT J, BRENNAN S)To require a written agency agreement for a licensed broker to represent a buyer or seller in a real estate transaction.
CURRENT STATUS 4/30/2024 - House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing)
EXPEDITED REMOVAL-UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS
(EDWARDS J, LARE J)To provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants of residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice
EXPEDITED REMOVAL-UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPANTS
(YOUNG T, DEMETRIOU S)To provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants of residential property, to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice
PROPERTY TAXES, COUNTY AUDITORS
(HOOPS J)To revise the law governing property taxes and county auditors.
CURRENT STATUS 4/22/2024 - Introduced
HOUSING GRANTS; REVISE PROPERTY LAW
(ISAACSOHN D, MATHEWS A)To create grant programs for housing developments near megaprojects and for townships and municipalities that adopt pro-housing policies, to modify the community reinvestment area law relating to residential property, and to limit the 10% nonbusiness property tax credit.
CURRENT STATUS 4/22/2024 - Introduced
LOCAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
(SCHURING K)To authorize certain subdivisions to designate areas within which certain residential property is wholly or partially exempted from property taxation.
CURRENT STATUS 1/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance
COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
(SCHURING K)To create the Ohio Community Revitalization Program, authorizing nonrefundable income tax credits for undertaking community projects.
CURRENT STATUS 1/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE CHANGES
(BLESSING III L)To amend section 5701.11 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections 225.12, 265.10, 265.20, and 701.10 of H.B. 45 of the 134th General Assembly to expressly incorporate changes in the Internal Revenue Code since February 17, 2022, into Ohio law, to make changes to the Emergency Rental Assistance program, to revise an existing earmark, to modify the requirements for a temporary arts economic relief grant program, and to declare an emergency.
CURRENT STATUS 3/15/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. immediately
STATE AGENCY DATA STORAGE
(WILSON S)To modify the law governing data storage and notifications issued by state agencies.
CURRENT STATUS 2/28/2023 - Senate Government Oversight, (Third Hearing)
REAL PROPERTY FORECLOSURES
(HACKETT R)Relating to real property foreclosures.
CURRENT STATUS 1/24/2024 - Senate Judiciary, (Fourth Hearing)
PROPERTY FORECLOSURES-TENANT RIGHTS
(BLESSING III L)To grant tenants and certain other eligible bidders rights relating to the purchase of residential property sold at foreclosure.
CURRENT STATUS 3/22/2023 - Senate Community Revitalization, (Third Hearing)
LAW CHANGES-BUILDING INSPECTIONS
(ROEGNER K)To make changes to the law relating to building inspections.
CURRENT STATUS 10/3/2023 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Third Hearing)
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-VETERAN SPOUSES
(BRENNER A)To modify the homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran.
CURRENT STATUS 7/28/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; eff. 90 days
ELECTRONIC LICENSING APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
(BRENNER A)To require a state occupational licensing agency to accept electronic license applications.
CURRENT STATUS 6/20/2023 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government
HIGH-VOLUME LANDLORD TAX
(BLESSING III L, ANTONIO N)To levy a tax on certain high-volume landlords.
CURRENT STATUS 3/22/2023 - Senate Ways and Means, (Second Hearing)
MORTGAGE, JUDICIAL PRACTICES, TOWING
(BRENNER A, LANDIS A)To make various changes regarding recorded instruments, powers of attorney, judgment liens, mortgage subrogation, law enforcement towing laws, and state stock banks, and to make an appropriation.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Financial Institutions and Technology, (Fourth Hearing)
TAX CREDITS-SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
(SCHURING K)To authorize a nonrefundable, transferable income tax credit for the construction of new, or conversion of rental housing into, owner-occupied single family homes.
CURRENT STATUS 5/24/2023 - Senate Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
WASTE DISPOSAL LAW CHANGES
(REINEKE W)To make changes to the laws governing the transfer and disposal of solid waste and construction and demolition debris, including increasing certain fees.
CURRENT STATUS 5/1/2024 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (Fourth Hearing)
TIF PAYMENTS-LAND BANKS
(SCHURING K)To allow a portion of tax increment financing service payments to be designated for use by land banks.
CURRENT STATUS 5/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION EXEMPTIONS
(BRENNER A)To exempt from regulation as a public utility certain persons or entities providing utility related services after the metered point of delivery.
CURRENT STATUS 6/20/2023 - Senate Energy and Public Utilities, (First Hearing)
LAW CHANGES-NOTARIES PUBLIC
(WILSON S)To amend the law regarding notaries public, to make changes to the Ohio Revised Limited Liability Company Act, to make changes to fees charged by the Ohio Secretary of State, and to amend the version of section 147.01 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on December 29, 2023, to continue the change on and after that date.
CURRENT STATUS 4/9/2024 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (Fourth Hearing)
FAIRNESS ACT-DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITIONS
(ANTONIO N)To enact the Ohio Fairness Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, to add mediation as an informal method that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission may use, and to uphold existing religious exemptions under Ohio's Civil Rights Law.
CURRENT STATUS 9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight
DISABLED VETERANS' HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
(HOAGLAND F)To extend the homestead property tax exemption to certain disabled veterans.
CURRENT STATUS 9/20/2023 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS WITH STATE
(HICKS-HUDSON P, DEMORA B)Regarding filing false or fraudulent claims with the state and defrauding the state of money or property.
CURRENT STATUS 9/13/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate General Government
REDUCES PROPERTY TAXES ON CERTAIN HOMES
(CRAIG H)To reduce property taxes on qualifying owner-occupied homes and to name this act the Property Tax Relief and Local Government Support Act.
CURRENT STATUS 9/20/2023 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing)
TEMPORARY TAX VALUATION CHANGES
(LANG G, JOHNSON T)To temporarily modify the method for valuing farmland and other real property for tax purposes.
CURRENT STATUS 10/11/2023 - Senate Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing)
PROPERTY TAX REQUIREMENTS, PROHIBITIONS
(BLESSING III L, INGRAM C)To require payment of property taxes and assessments when a lot is split or transferred and to generally prohibit tax-delinquent property owners from purchasing tax-foreclosed property.
CURRENT STATUS 2/28/2024 - Senate Ways and Means, (Third Hearing)
REAL ESTATE-LICENSE EXPANSION
(BRENNER A, BLESSING III L)To expand the scope of activities for which a real estate broker's license is required and to require wholesalers to make certain disclosures in transactions involving residential real property.
CURRENT STATUS 2/28/2024 - Senate Government Oversight, (First Hearing)
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS-PROHIBIT FOREIGN NATIONALS
(GAVARONE T, MCCOLLEY R)To prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot issue campaigns.
CURRENT STATUS 2/28/2024 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 25-7
STATE INCOME TAX-PHASE OUT
(LANG G, HUFFMAN S)To phase-out the state income tax on nonbusiness income over six years and to repeal thecommercial activity tax after 2029.
CURRENT STATUS 1/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
EXTENDING PROPERTY PROTECTION LAWS
(JOHNSON T)To extend the law that prohibits certain governments, businesses, and individuals from acquiring agricultural land to certain other property and to name this act the Ohio Property Protection Act.
CURRENT STATUS 4/23/2024 - Senate Veterans and Public Safety , (Second Hearing)
ESTABLISH CERTIFICATION-SPECIALTY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
(SCHAFFER T)To establish a certification for specialty residential construction contractors.
CURRENT STATUS 4/10/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight
EXPEDITED REMOVAL-RENTAL OCCUPANTS
(HUFFMAN S, BRENNER A)To provide for the expedited removal of unauthorized occupants of residential property and to prohibit the use and sale of fraudulent deeds.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary
INTENT TO ADDRESS ZONING REGULATIONS
(REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H)To declare the General Assembly's intent to enact legislation addressing local zoning regulations that impede the development of housing in this state.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Select Committee on Housing
PROPERTY TAX-RESIDENTIAL STABILITY ZONES
(REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H)To authorize local governments to create residential stability zones where homeowners may qualify for a partial property tax exemption.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Ways and Means
REVISE ORC HOUSING LAWS
(REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H)To revise the law governing eviction, real estate representation agreements, residential building code enforcement, and real property transfers, and to amend the version of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the changes after that date.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate Select Committee on Housing
ASSISTANCE GRANTS-HOUSING COSTS
(REYNOLDS M, CRAIG H)To provide grants to qualifying applicants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill assistance.
CURRENT STATUS 4/24/2024 - Referred to Committee Senate General Government
URGE PRESIDENT-RESCIND FEDERAL LLPAS
(BRENNER A, WILSON S)Urge President to rescind new federal LLPAs for housing loans
CURRENT STATUS 6/7/2023 - ADOPTED BY SENATE; Vote 25-6