OH HB179

Department of Taxation must establish a statewide property tax relief screening system to verify eligibility for homestead exemptions and owner-occupancy tax reductions on real property and manufactured/mobile homes

County auditors gain access to the screening system and must report any errors they discover to the Department of Taxation

When the Department discovers properties that received tax reductions for years they were ineligible, it must notify the relevant county auditor

Appropriates $7.5 million from the General Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2026 and $7.5 million for fiscal year 2027 to implement the system

Amends confidentiality rules to permit the Department of Taxation to share screening system information with county auditors