We expect the committee to vote on the bill tomorrow, followed later in the day by both a full vote of the Senate and a final concurrence vote in the House, at which point the bill will head to Gov. Mike DeWine.
Our opposition to HB 140 is supported by advice from several law firms that serve as counsel to many school districts, all of whom say the bill’s requirements are flawed. By necessity, ballot language is technical in nature and not meant to be an accurate estimate of the taxes owed by each individual taxpayer should the levy pass. Instead, the current ballot language describes the taxes that will be levied on behalf of the taxing entity. Below are problems we have identified with HB 140: