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House Republicans point to HB 9 as $3.5 billion property-tax relief option
Summary
Representative Dan Ugasti said House Republicans have advanced bills to address property taxes and cited HB 9 as a proposal that "would have provided $3,500,000,000" in relief; he urged that Republicans be included in negotiations over reform.
State Representative Dan Ugasti said the Republican conference has consistently pressed for property-tax relief and framed recent attention from the governor and legislative leaders as responsive to that push. He said the House Republican package includes measures they consider substantive and named HB 9, saying it "would have provided $3,500,000,000 of property tax relief throughout all of Illinois this past year." Ugasti urged that Republicans be included at the table to negotiate fair, workable reforms rather than have responsibility shifted to local taxing districts.
Ugasti characterized current debate as an opportunity to craft solutions and said some previously filed bills could achieve actual results. He did not describe in detail how HB 9 would be funded or implemented in the session recorded in the transcript.
