House Bill 496

Lead Sponsors: Representative Jim Hoops

Status: Passed the House 94-0 (June 26, 2024)

Description: The bill makes a number of changes to the law regarding county auditors. These include:

Rounding estimated revenue of tax levies on ballot language to the nearest $1 instead of $1,000.
Changes the requirement that an owner of tax-exempt property must notify the auditor of changes in exemption status, rather than changes of property use.
Allows the auditor to waive or refund manufactured home taxes due to damage or destruction on their own initiative rather than requiring a request from the owner.
Eliminates a requirement that the auditor and county treasurer keep records of all appointments of deputy auditors.

CCAO Position: No position (as of August 2024)

Notes: The County Auditors Association of Ohio provided proponent testimony.