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Legislative Testimony

2025

Senate Bill 42 Proponent Testimony (GA 136)(PDF, 327KB) (posted 3/04/2026)
House Bill 103 Proponent Testimony(PDF, 206KB) (posted 5/07/2025)
Legislative Solutions for Property Taxes(PDF, 802KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
House Bill 60 - Proponent Testimony - Increase Amount of and Expand the Homestead Exemption (GA 135)(PDF, 250KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
House Bill 187 - Opponent Testimony - Modify Procedures to Conduct Property Tax Sales-Assessment Study (GA 135)(PDF, 207KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Senate Select Committee on Housing Invited Testimony (September 20, 2023)(PDF, 224KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Senate Bill 153 - Opponent Testimony - Temporarily Modify the Method for Valuing Real Property for Taxes (GA 135)(PDF, 250KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
House Bill 274 - Proponent Testimony - Authorize Enhanced Homestead Exemption for Certain Owners (GA 135)(PDF, 262KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Comments in Response to Columbus's Proposed Operating Budget (1/16/24)(PDF, 216KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Proponent Testimony on City-Wide Expansion of the Community Reinvestment Area (12/4/23)(PDF, 227KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
House Bill 344 - Opponent Testimony - Eliminate Replacement Property Tax Levies; Re: Tax Complaints (GA 135)(PDF, 191KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Senate Bill 244 - Proponent Testimony - Authorize Programs for Partial Homeowner Property Tax Exemptions (GA 135)(PDF, 384KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Senate Bill 271 - Proponent Testimony - Authorize Tax Credit or Rebate for Certain Homeowners, Renters (GA 135)(PDF, 277KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Comments in Response to Columbus's HUD PRO Housing Grant Application (10/17/24)(PDF, 224KB) (posted 4/02/2025)
Comments in Response to Housing Initiatives Proposed by Columbus City Council's Housing, Homelessness, and Building Committee (11/12/24)(PDF, 129KB) (posted 4/02/2025)

2024

CAAOO – Property Tax Review and Reform(PDF, 702KB) (posted 5/22/2024)
HB344 – Opponent Testimony – Adjustments to Procedures for Challenging Property Values(PDF, 191KB) (posted 4/30/2024)
Tax Proposal – Filing Tentative Abstracts without Wait(PDF, 212KB) (posted 3/01/2024)
CAAO - Joint Committee On Property Tax Review and Reform(PDF, 1MB) (posted 1/24/2024)
CAAO - Property Taxation and Valuation(PDF, 606KB) (posted 1/24/2024)
CAAO – Tax Tables and Footnotes(PDF, 54KB) (posted 1/24/2024)
Housing, Homelessness & Human Services Budget Hearing(PDF, 216KB) (posted 1/16/2024)

2023

HB187 – Interested Party Testimony – Modest Increases in the Homestead(PDF, 206KB) (posted 12/05/2023)
HB274 – Proponent Testimony - Expansion Of Homestead Exemption(PDF, 262KB) (posted 12/05/2023)
Housing Committee – City-Wide Expansion Of the Community(PDF, 227KB) (posted 12/04/2023)
SB153 – Opponent Testimony – Disruption Of the 2023 Appraisal Cycle and 2024 Property Tax Collection(PDF, 250KB) (posted 10/03/2023)
SB153 – Projection Ranges(PDF, 85KB) (posted 10/03/2023)
Invited Testimony - Senate Select Housing Committee(PDF, 238KB) (posted 9/20/2023)
HB187 – Opponent Testimony – Artificial Changes in Tax Value(PDF, 207KB) (posted 6/27/2023)
HB187 – Projection Ranges(PDF, 85KB) (posted 6/27/2023)
Budget Veto Letter(PDF, 163KB) (posted 6/26/2023)
Oppose Reappraisal Ratio Changes(PDF, 185KB) (posted 6/20/2023)
HB60 – Proponent Testimony – Income Eligibility Threshold(PDF, 250KB) (posted 3/21/2023)
HB1 – Opponent Testimony – Property Tax to Fund Essential Services(PDF, 248KB) (posted 3/14/2023)

2022

Proposal to Not Change 5703-25 Appraisal Rules(PDF, 203KB) (posted 12/30/2022)
HB458 – Veto Request – Maintaining Reasonable Access to Voting(PDF, 196KB) (posted 12/20/2022)
HB294 – Opponent Testimony – Early and Absentee Voting Efficiency(PDF, 229KB) (posted 12/06/2022)
HB458 – Opponent Testimony – Photo Identification and Voting in Ohio(PDF, 203KB) (posted 12/06/2022)

2021

HB126 – Interested Party Testimony – Maintain Balance for BOR (GA 134)(PDF, 213KB) (posted 11/15/2021)
HB207 – Proponent Testimony – Expanding the Homestead Exemption (GA 134)(PDF, 204KB) (posted 5/18/2021)
HB20 – Proponent Testimony – Foreclosure and Eviction Prohibition (GA 134)(PDF, 193KB) (posted 3/19/2021)
HB133 – Proponent Testimony – COVID-19 and BOR Complaints (GA 134)(PDF, 225KB) (posted 3/08/2021)
SB17 – Opponent Testimony – Limiting Social Safety Net (GA 134)(PDF, 189KB) (posted 2/23/2021)
HB93 – Proponent Testimony – Safe At Home Improvements (Ga 134)(PDF, 166KB) (posted 2/22/2021)
HB51 – Proponent Testimony – Damaged and Destroyed Value Relief (GA 134)(PDF, 206KB) (posted 2/15/2021)
Columbus City Council – Proponent Testimony – Housing for All (2021)(PDF, 233KB) (posted 1/20/2021)

2020

HB38 – Proponent Testimony – Property Value Adjustment Due to COVID-19 (GA 133)(PDF, 220KB) (posted 12/07/2020)
HB751 – Proponent Testimony – Pandemic Adjustments to Property Values (GA 133)(PDF, 222KB) (posted 12/01/2020)
SCR14 – Proponent Testimony – Racial Equality & Community Health (GA 133)(PDF, 148KB) (posted 6/08/2020)
HB680 – Opponent Testimony – Emergency Election Procedures Prevents Just Voting (GA 133)(PDF, 185KB) (posted 6/02/2020)
HB541 – Proponent Testimony – Improvements to Property Damage Claim Process (GA 133)(PDF, 180KB) (posted 5/18/2020)
U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development – Public Comment – Maintain Affirmatively Fair Housing(PDF, 281KB) (posted 3/16/2020)
HB439 – Proponent Testimony – Allow Homestead Exemption to Increase with Inflation (GA 133)(PDF, 23KB) (posted 2/11/2020)
SB212 – Opponent Testimony – Property Tax Exemption for Single-Family Homes (GA 133)(PDF, 215KB) (posted 1/01/2020)

2019

HB273 – Proponent Testimony – Publish Second Delinquent Property Tax Notice Online (GA 133)(PDF, 85KB) (posted 10/15/2019)

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