Legislative Action on Property Tax Freeze, Term Limits

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Published on January 12 2017 3:55 pm
Last Updated on January 12 2017 3:55 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Efforts are underway in Springfield to enact term limits on the leadership of the General Assembly and on a property tax freeze.

The Illinois House Tuesday passed House Bill 6630, a measure to permanently freeze property taxes in the state.

Governor Bruce Rauner said after the vote, "This morning, the Illinois House of Representatives took a step in the right direction and passed our permanent property tax freeze. We have the highest property taxes in America, and a property tax freeze where you control whether your property taxes go up or not, will help change the system in Illinois, create jobs and keep families from fleeing the state."

On Wednesday, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Resolution 3, which enacts term limits of 10 years on the offices of Senate President and Senate Minority Leader.

State Senator Dale Righter of Mattoon said, "This is a good step and another show of bipartisan compromise in the Senate that will help move Illinois forward," Righter said. "We need the House, particularly Speaker Madigan, to follow suit."