Lawmaker Introduces Property Tax Ballot Referendum Bill
State Senator-Elect David Argall (R-Schuylkill) has introduced a bill that would give Pennsylvania voters a voice in the ongoing debate about the best way to reform or replace the state's outdated school property tax system. HB 637 would put four property tax reform proposals on the 2009 General Election ballot and voters would be given an opportunity to choose from among the four proposals or leave the current property tax structure intact. The ballot referendum proposals would be tailored to represent actual bills that have been introduced in the General Assembly. The four property tax reform bills introduced in the General Assembly that have the most House and Senate co-sponsors would be represented on the 2009 General Election ballot referendum. The bill has been referred to the House Finance Committee.