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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Revises Farmland Property Tax Valuation and CAUV Rules under House Bill 575
Last action · November 12, 2025: Referred to Ways and MeansSponsors: David Thomas and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 575 updates property tax laws for farmland in Ohio by modifying application timelines, qualifying land uses, and notification requirements for the (CAUV) program. The measure requires county auditors to separately state CAUV tax savings on tax bills and mandates new notices regarding soil types during reappraisal years.
Farmland owners across Ohio face altered application deadlines, new administrative requirements for maintaining agricultural tax status, and explicit itemization of tax savings on their property tax bills.
- The Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program in Ohio allows qualifying agricultural land to be taxed based on its agricultural production value rather than its market or development value. context
- County auditors in Ohio administer property tax assessments and maintain agricultural land tax lists under the supervision of the state tax commissioner. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Farmland owners
Farmland owners are subject to revised CAUV application procedures, multi-county filing rules, and itemized tax savings notices on their property tax bills.
County auditors
County auditors must review multi-county applications, update tax bill formats to show CAUV savings, and issue new soil type notices during reappraisal years.
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How will property tax bills show CAUV benefits?
What happens if agricultural land spans multiple counties?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Nov 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways and Means
- Nov 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Standardized Multi-County Farmland Filings
The bill establishes a clear administrative protocol for non-contiguous agricultural operations spanning multiple counties by designating a single lead county auditor.
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www.legislature.ohio.gov
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