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Ohio HB 309 modifies county budget commissions, fixed-sum property tax levies, and library fund distributions
Original title: Regards budget commissions, property tax, and certain funds
Last action · March 20, 2026: EffectiveSponsors: David Thomas and 52 others
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What This Bill Does
Ohio HB 309 updates laws governing county budget commissions, requires the tax commissioner to annually calculate and certify rate changes for qualifying fixed-sum property tax levies by September 1, and modifies the distribution and apportionment rules for the .
Why it matters
Property owners with fixed-sum levies will see adjusted tax rates calculated annually by the state tax commissioner to match the specific revenue amounts required, while local subdivisions and libraries face updated rules for sharing s.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
County budget commissions
County budget commissions must follow updated procedures when reviewing tax budgets, adjusting estimated tax amounts, and distributing public library funds.
Directly affected
Public library boards of trustees
Library boards receive protections preventing reductions in public library fund allocations due to voter-approved tax increases or outside grants.
Directly affected
School districts
School districts must maintain minimum operating millage requirements to participate in state funding distributions under Chapter 3317.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a qualifying fixed-sum levy under this law?
A is a tax levied on property at whatever rate is required to produce a specified amount of tax money, including taxes levied under section 5705.199 of the Revised Code, excluding taxes levied in excess of the to pay debt charges.
When must the tax commissioner certify rate changes for fixed-sum levies?
The tax commissioner must certify the amount determined for each fixed-sum levy to the appropriate county auditor by the first day of September each year.
Can a public library's allocation from the county public library fund be reduced due to local voter-approved tax increases?
No, the county budget commission cannot reduce a library board's allocation from the fund on account of additional revenues realized from increased taxes or service charges voted by its electorate, or from federal, state, or private grants.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
12 actions- Mar 20, 2026EnrolledEffective
- Dec 19, 2025EnrolledSigned By The Governor
- Dec 9, 2025EnrolledSent To The Governor
- Nov 19, 2025HouseFloorConcurred in Senate amendments
- Nov 19, 2025SenateCommitteeReported - Substitute (Local Government)
- Nov 19, 2025SenateFloorPassed
Show 6 earlier actions
- Oct 15, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Local Government
- Oct 14, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Oct 8, 2025HouseCommitteeReported - Substitute (Ways and Means)
- Oct 8, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- May 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways and Means
- May 27, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history & redline
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As Passed by the Senate
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session Sub. H. B. No. 309
2025-2026
Representative Thomas, D.
Cosponsors: Representatives
Daniels, Dean, Fischer, Fowler Arthur, Gross, Hall, T., John,
Johnson, Peterson, Willis, Workman, Roemer, Glassburn, Brennan,
Click, Craig, Creech, Deeter, Demetriou, Dovilla, Hiner, Holmes,
Hoops, King, Kishman, Klopfenstein, Lampton, Mathews, A., Mathews,
T., McClain, Miller, M., Newman, Plummer, Richardson, Ritter, Robb
Blasdel, Salvo, Santucci, Sigrist, Stephens, Troy, Williams, Young
Senators Koehler, Cirino, Gavarone,
O'Brien, Patton, Reineke, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer
To
amend sections 3317.01, 5705.31, 5705.32, and 5705.321 and to enact
section 5705.60 of the Revised Code to
modify the law governing county budget commissions and property
taxation.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1. That
sections 3317.01, 5705.31, 5705.32, and 5705.321 be amended and
section 5705.60 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec.
3317.01. As
used in this section, "school district," unless otherwise
specified, means any city, local, exempted village, joint vocational,
or cooperative education school district and any educational service
center.
This
chapter shall be administered by the department of education and
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall calculate
the amounts payable to each school district and shall certify the
amounts payable to each eligible district to the treasurer of the
district as provided by this chapter. Certification of moneys
pursuant to this section shall include the amounts payable to each
school building, at a frequency determined by the department, for
each subgroup of students, as defined in section 3317.40 of the
Revised Code, receiving services, provided for by state funding, from
the district or school. No moneys shall be distributed pursuant to
this chapter without the approval of the controlling board.
The
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(136th General Assembly)
(Substitute
House Bill Number 309)
AN
ACT
To amend sections 3317.01,
5705.31, 5705.32, and 5705.321 and to enact section 5705.60 of the
Revised Code to modify the law governing county budget commissions
and property taxation.
Be
it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
Section
1. That
sections 3317.01, 5705.31, 5705.32, and 5705.321 be amended and
section 5705.60 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec.
3317.01. As
used in this section, "school district," unless otherwise
specified, means any city, local, exempted village, joint vocational,
or cooperative education school district and any educational service
center.
This
chapter shall be administered by the department of education and
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall calculate
the amounts payable to each school district and shall certify the
amounts payable to each eligible district to the treasurer of the
district as provided by this chapter. Certification of moneys
pursuant to this section shall include the amounts payable to each
school building, at a frequency determined by the department, for
each subgroup of students, as defined in section 3317.40 of the
Revised Code, receiving services, provided for by state funding, from
the district or school. No moneys shall be distributed pursuant to
this chapter without the approval of the controlling board.
The
department shall, in accordance with appropriations made by the
general assembly, meet the financial obligations of this chapter.
Moneys
distributed to school districts pursuant to this chapter shall be
calculated based on the annual enrollment calculated from the three
reports required under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code and paid
on a fiscal year basis, beginning with the first day of July and
extending through the thirtieth day of June. In any given fiscal
year, prior to school districts submitting the first report required
under section 3317.03 of the 23,456 more added characters - read this version
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Voting Record
Passed
Total
33
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (32)
Sandra O'BrienParty not recordedyes
Steve WilsonParty not recordedyes
Bill ReinekeParty not recordedyes
Mark RomanchukParty not recordedyes
Jane TimkenParty not recordedyes
Tim SchafferParty not recordedyes
Hearcel CraigParty not recordedyes
Paula Hicks-HudsonParty not recordedyes
Jerry CirinoParty not recordedyes
Catherine IngramParty not recordedyes
Susan ManchesterParty not recordedyes
George LangParty not recordedyes
Kristina RoegnerParty not recordedyes
Casey WeinsteinParty not recordedyes
Brian ChavezParty not recordedyes
Nickie AntonioParty not recordedyes
Kyle KoehlerParty not recordedyes
Shane WilkinParty not recordedyes
Andrew BrennerParty not recordedyes
Terry JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Beth ListonParty not recordedyes
Michele ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Kent SmithParty not recordedyes
Theresa GavaroneParty not recordedyes
Show 4 earlier roll calls
Passed
Total
87
- Yes
- 87
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (87)
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedyes
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Johnathan NewmanParty not recordedyes
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedno
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Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedyes
Munira AbdullahiParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Sharon A. RayParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Desireè TimsParty not recordedyes
Lauren McNallyParty not recordedyes
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Cindy AbramsParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedyes
63 more members
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedyes
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedyes
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedyes
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Gayle ManningParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Kevin RitterParty not recordedyes
Brian LamptonParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedno
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Ashley Bryant BaileyParty not recordedyes
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Ty MooreParty not recordedyes
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Adam HolmesParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Jodi SalvoParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedyes
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedyes
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedyes
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedyes
Juanita BrentParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedno
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedyes
Levi DeanParty not recordedno
Jason StephensParty not recordedno
Darnell BrewerParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Favorable Passage
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (13)
Jerry CirinoParty not recordedyes
Brian ChavezParty not recordedyes
Nathan H. ManningParty not recordedyes
Thomas PattonParty not recordedyes
Susan ManchesterParty not recordedyes
Sandra O'BrienParty not recordedyes
George LangParty not recordedyes
Hearcel CraigParty not recordedyes
Mark RomanchukParty not recordedyes
Andrew BrennerParty not recordedyes
Catherine IngramParty not recordedyes
Shane WilkinParty not recordedyes
Paula Hicks-HudsonParty not recordedyes
Passed
Total
97
- Yes
- 97
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (97)
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedno
Sharon A. RayParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedyes
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Ashley Bryant BaileyParty not recordedyes
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedyes
Lauren McNallyParty not recordedyes
Brian LamptonParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Munira AbdullahiParty not recordedno
Jodi SalvoParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
73 more members
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
Kevin RitterParty not recordedyes
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedno
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedno
Michele GrimParty not recordedno
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedyes
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Jason StephensParty not recordedyes
Ty MooreParty not recordedyes
Juanita BrentParty not recordedno
Elgin RogersParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedno
Levi DeanParty not recordedyes
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedno
Adam HolmesParty not recordedyes
Bride Rose SweeneyParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedno
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedyes
Darnell BrewerParty not recordedno
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Cindy AbramsParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedyes
Christine CockleyParty not recordedno
Gayle ManningParty not recordedno
Johnathan NewmanParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedyes
Desireè TimsParty not recordedno
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Dontavius JarrellsParty not recordedno
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Rachel BakerParty not recordedyes
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Crystal LettParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedno
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedno
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Favorable Passage
Total
13
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (13)
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedyes
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedyes
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Elgin RogersParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
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Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift95% confidence
Standardized Fixed-Sum Levy Adjustments
HB 309 establishes a formal statewide requirement for the tax commissioner to annually calculate and certify rate adjustments for qualifying fixed-sum property tax levies.
Connected Entities
Sources
Open source document
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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