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Did Derek Merrin reform Ohio's Board of Revision law?

Matches stated record claim. He sponsored House Bill 126 on how local governments contest property values, signed in April 2022, after two earlier tries of his did not become law.

Derek Merrin

Property tax: local governments contesting property values

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says he reformed Ohio's Board of Revision law in 2022, limiting the power of local governments to challenge property values in order to raise property taxes.

“He also reformed Ohio’s Board of Revision law (HB 126), which limits the power of local governments to challenge property values to increase property taxes on property owners.”

Source: Derek Merrin for Congress

What the record shows · Apr 20, 2022

He is recorded as the sponsor of H.B. 126 of the 134th General Assembly, "Regards process for local governments to contest property value", signed April 20, 2022 and effective July 21, 2022. He had carried the subject twice before without success: H.B. 343 of the 132nd and H.B. 75 of the 133rd, the latter passing the Senate but not completing.

Sources: Ohio General Assembly, Ohio General Assembly, Ohio General Assembly

Limit: The card tests sponsorship and enactment, not the law's effect on anyone's tax bill, and takes no position on whether the change was worth making.

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