The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee approved three pieces of legislation sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, dealing with property tax reforms, including two the governor vetoed.

The committee voted to limit unvoted property taxes collected by school districts, known as the 20-mill floor. The bill would limit the revenue districts can receive from the 20-mill floor to inflation, which Thomas, R-Jefferson, said would save Ohio homeowners nearly $1.7 billion over the next three years. It would start with the second half of the 2026 tax bills if approved by the state Legislature, said Thomas, who represents parts of Trumbull County.

“This is the big one” in terms of property tax reductions, said Thomas, vice chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

Thomas and state Rep. Jim Hoops, R

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