COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The Ohio House of Representatives took on property taxes Wednesday afternoon, passing two bills aimed at relieving tax burdens and attempting to head off a looming ballot initiative that seeks to eliminate property taxes altogether.

House Bills 186 and 335 earned tepid support from some House Democrats, while others railed against the bills for not going far enough.

House Bill 186, sponsored by Reps. David Thomas (R-Jefferson) and Jim Hoops (R-Napoleon), creates an Inflation Cap Credit, limiting increases in property taxes above the rate of inflation. The sponsors claim this would save Ohio property owners $1.7 billion over the next three years. See an earlier report on Ohio's Property Tax Reform Work Group in the video player above.

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