Dear Neighbor,
It's an honor to serve as your State Representative for the 63rd Ohio House District.
I invite everybody to read more about what I'm working on at the Statehouse by visiting my webpage here, or checking out my previous newsletters here.
God Bless,
Adam Bird
State Representative
Ohio's 63rd House District
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Goodwill Opportunity Center in Batavia Twp.
 Representative Bird was honored to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Goodwill Opportunity Center in Batavia Twp earlier this week. He is very thankful to Goodwill Industries for investing in the community.
Honoring and remembering the life of Charlie Kirk
 Representative Bird attended a vigil ceremony in Batavia, honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Rep. Bird is praying for Charlie's family and our nation during this difficult time.
Property Tax Reform Meeting
 Representative Bird held a meeting at the Ohio Statehouse with new school superintendents to discuss property tax reform.
House Bill 124 - ‘Flip the Script’ on Property Valuations
Rep. Bird is a co-sponsor or House Bill 124 - legislation that reforms how the process of valuing property in Ohio is completed during revaluation cycles, which occur every three years to assess the current fair market value of a property.
House Bill 124 empowers county auditors to have the final say on the housing sales data used to track the market and determine new property values. “Flip the Script” puts county auditors in charge of the sales used to determine valuation modifications and puts the burden to challenge sales on the Department of Taxation, rather than the other way around. Under current law, the Ohio Department of Taxation uses their sales data to order counties to change by certain amounts first and then county auditors can appeal that data.
More specifically, the bill works to do the following:
- Allows the Department of Taxation to file an appeal to the Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) challenging the property sales included or excluded in the sample.
- Requires the BTA to issue a decision on an appeal by the end of the tax year in which it was filed.
- Moves the deadline for county auditors to submit the abstract to the Board of Revision (BOR) from the second Monday of June to the second Monday of May.
- Applies to Triennial Update and Sexennial Reappraisal.
The bill awaits further consideration in the Senate.
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