** NOTICE ** The Pennsylvania House of Representatives will resume session on Monday, September 30, at 1:00 PM. On the agenda are four bogus property tax “relief” bills that were jammed through the Finance Committee and onto the House floor last week. Votes on Second Consideration: • HB 125 (Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks): Amends the Pennsylvania Constitution to allow local taxing authorities to exclude from taxation up to 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead property receiving the exclusion. • HB 1189 (Rep. Seth Grove, R-York): Amends the Local Tax Enabling Act to provide school districts with the option to eliminate property taxes. • HB 1677 (Rep. Doyle Heffley, R-Carbon): Amends state law regarding limitations on the homestead property exclusion. • HB 1685 (Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Centre/Mifflin): Amends the Taxpayer Relief Act to provide changes to the homestead exclusion and property tax reduction allocations. This will be the first floor action on these bills and they will be opposed vigorously by some members. This should make for an interesting session and will help to identify those lawmakers who truly stand with the people and those who support the special interests. You can watch the session live on PCN or Web streamed on the PA House Republican Caucus website.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:32:13 +0000
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