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Legislation restoring accountability and transparency for the taxpayer
March 5, 2026

State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) provided sponsor testimony before the House Local Government Committee for House Bill 466 – legislation that would require specific local government subdivisions to obtain approval from their legislative authority before imposing new property taxes. 

 
 

COLUMBUS, OHIO – State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) this week announced her support for the passage of three significant pieces of legislation aimed at expanding Ohioans’ personal freedoms, protecting vulnerable children, and modernizing state law to reflect advances in technology and air mobility.

 
 
Ohio House Majority Caucus continues leadership on property tax reform
October 22, 2025

COLUMBUS – State Representative Beth Lear (R-Galena) today voted in support of two initiatives that continue the Ohio House Majority Caucus’s leadership on delivering property tax relief to Ohioans with more than $2.4 billion in savings. 

 
 
Legislation Granting Local Control Over Application of Prevailing Wage on Public Projects
October 20, 2025

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Meredith Craig (R-Smithville) this week introduced House Bill 513, legislation designed to give local governments the freedom to decide for themselves whether to apply prevailing wage standards on public projects.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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