Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB129: Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage
Status: Signed into law, March 20, 2026
To amend sections 319.301, 323.32, 5705.01, 5705.03, 5705.194, and 5709.92 and to enact sections 5705.195, 5705.196, and 5705.197 of the Revised Code to generally include fixed-sum levies in the calculation of a school district's millage floor and to authorize, with limitations, school district fixed-sum levies.
What the bill says
An act To amend sections 319.301, 323.32, 5705.01, 5705.03, 5705.194, and 5709.92 and to enact sections 5705.195, 5705.196, and 5705.197 of the Revised Code to generally include fixed-sum levies in the calculation of a school district's millage floor and to authorize, with limitations, school district fixed-sum levies.
From the enrolled text, November 19, 2025:
AN ACT To amend sections 319.301, 323.32, 5705.01, 5705.03, 5705.194, and 5709.92 and to enact sections 5705.195, 5705.196, and 5705.197 of the Revised Code to generally include fixed-sum levies in the calculation of a school district's millage floor and to authorize, with limitations, school district fixed-sum levies. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 319.301, 323.32, 5705.01, 5705.03, 5705.194, and 5709.92 be amended and sections 5705.195, 5705.196, and 5705.197 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 319.301. (A) The reductions required by division (D) of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) Taxes levied at whatever rate is required to produce a specified amount of tax money, including a tax levied under section 5705.199 or 5748.09 of the Revised Code, or an amount to pay debt charges; (2) Taxes levied within the one per cent limitation imposed by Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution; (3) Taxes provided for by the charter of a municipal corporation. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Real property" includes real property owned by a railroad. (2) "Carryover property" means all real property on the current year's tax list except: (a) Land and improvements that were not taxed by the district in both the preceding year and …
Sponsors
- David Thomas (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Meredith Craig (R, 77)
- Rodney Creech (R, 40)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Levi Dean (R, 71)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Mark Hiner (R, 98)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
- Adam Mathews (R, 56)
Latest actions
- : Effective
- : Signed By The Governor
- : Sent To The Governor
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Concurred in Senate amendments
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
Votes
- Passed (November 19, 2025): 23 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Passed (November 19, 2025): 81 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (November 19, 2025): 5 yea, 2 nay, failed
- Passed (October 8, 2025): 81 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (October 8, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Housing and Real Property, Education, Taxation, Primary and Secondary Education
Common questions
- What is HB129?
- HB129 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Limit ability to reallocate certain school property tax millage.
- What does HB129 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend sections 319.301, 323.32, 5705.01, 5705.03, 5705.194, and 5709.92 and to enact sections 5705.195, 5705.196, and 5705.197 of the Revised Code to generally include fixed-sum levies in the calculation of a school district's millage floor and to authorize, with limitations, school district fixed-sum levies.
- What is the status of HB129?
- Signed into law as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: Effective (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB129?
- David Thomas (R, 65), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB129?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb129
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