Ohio House returns to Statehouse early to attempt line-item veto overrides

by Nicole Piscitani • July 21, 2025

Gov. Mike DeWine signed the biennial budget, House Bill (HB) 96, on June 30. As he did in the three previous budgets, he used his power of the line-item veto to remove 67 provisions from this budget. Several of the provisions vetoed would have impacted public education funding at the local level. In response to DeWine’s line-item vetoes, the Ohio House considered overriding three of them in a House Session on July 21.

HB 335 jeopardizes educational opportunities for Ohio’s 1.7 million public school students

by Nicole Piscitani, deputy director of legislative services • June 23, 2025

OSBA remains committed to ensuring that every student in Ohio has access to a high-quality education. That’s why I recently testified before the House Ways and Means Committee in opposition to House Bill (HB) 335 — legislation that, if passed, would have a devastating impact on public school students across the state. A summary of that testimony is below.

Ohio General Assembly focusing on property taxes

by Nicole Piscitani • Feb. 22, 2025

For the past three years, home valuations have been historically high, resulting in homeowners paying higher property taxes. The Ohio General Assembly is set to address this issue through multiple property tax bills. It is likely that at least one property tax bill will pass during the next six months.

Ohio legislature continues discussion on property taxes

by Nicole Piscitani • Jan. 25, 2024

The Ohio Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform held its second meeting and focused the discussion by inviting the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals and four auditors from the County Auditors' Association of Ohio (CCAO). The county auditors who participated in the discussion were:

Legislators kick off 2024 learning about property taxes

by Nicole Piscitani • Jan. 11, 2024

The Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform held its inaugural meeting on Jan. 10. The committee is made up of 10 legislators, appointed by House and Senate leadership. Those members are: