Late last week a provision was added to HB96 (the budget bill) that would sunset Ohio’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit program in 2027. This bill is now being considered by the Conference Committee, a group of six legislators (three senators, three representatives), who are charged with working out the differences between the House-passed and Senate-passed versions of the legislation. Below are links to the listings for the six members of the Conference Committee. Please reach out to these legislators and ask them to remove this harmful language from HB96.
Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville)
Rep. Mike Dovilla (R-Berea)
Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake)
Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland)
Sen. Brian Chavez (R-Marietta)
Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo)
The message is simple and can be conveyed via a phone call to their office or using the Contact form on their website: Historic preservation tax credits create jobs for Ohioans and generate investment in Ohio’s communities. Ending the program would devastate historic preservation efforts across the state. Since 2006, 448 projects across 68 communities in Ohio have been successfully completed. Cumulatively, these 448 projects have created:
• 638 Buildings rehabilitated
• 14,311 Housing units
• 32.9 million square feet rehabilitated
• $6.07 Billion Total project Investment