(7-21-25) Ohio House Republicans voted Monday to override a Gov. Mike DeWine veto of a provision in the state budget restricting the kinds of local levies that can be put to voters. The override now goes to the Ohio Senate to consider.
The House only voted on one of three overrides leaders had put on the schedule related to property taxes. Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman insisted the two remaining vetoes, not to mention a couple others, could be on the docket when lawmakers return this fall.
The Ohio House voted 61-28 to override DeWine’s veto of a provision that removes local authority to put replacement property tax levies and certain emergency levies on the ballot.
With the matter now heading to the Senate.
Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement –
“By overriding this veto, House Republicans are sending a clear message: they are willing to silence voters and dismantle the tools communities rely on to fund essential services. This provision undermines local control, weakens public education, and erodes trust in our democratic institutions,” said Antonio. “ The elephant in the room is that if the Republican majority had fully funded our state share to the schools, we would not have a property tax crisis. This vote will strip communities of the ability to make decisions about their schools, fire departments, libraries, and more, and it directly contradicts the values of representative government. Ohioans deserve better than state-imposed barriers to community progress presented as fake property tax relief.”
Mercer County Outlook 