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Senate Holds First Special Session Hearing on Property Tax Reform
HARRISBURG -- A
special Senate panel held its first public hearing on the high priority issue of
reducing school property taxes today. The panel heard testimony on three local tax reform plans proposed
by Senate President Pro Tempore Robert C. Jubelirer (R-Blair), Senator Robert
Mellow (D-Lackawanna) and the Rendell Administration.
Senator Noah Wenger
(R-Lancaster) is Chairman of the newly created Committee on Legislation.
Members of the committee are responsible for
considering legislation introduced during the General Assembly's Special Session
on Property Tax Reform.
Wenger said this week that the committee needs to "find the right balance
between local taxes and state support so that our schools are funded properly
and our taxpayers are not overburdened.” He noted that a variety of
options have been proposed, and that each will be discussed in detail during
future hearings.
"We will carefully examine every
proposal to ensure that we provide meaningful relief that will help property
owners now.”
 Wenger
Jubelirer
Corman
Jubelirer's Testimony on Property Tax Relief
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