HB 1776 The Property Tax Independence Act

Below is an email that was forwarded to me.  It contains a link to a petition to back House Bill 1776 The Property Tax Independence Act which would eliminate school property taxes.  On first read, it sounds like a good idea.  However, after reading the attachments, there are a lot of unanswered questions & I fear some unintendended consequences.  I'll put my concerns & questions in a separate posting.  At this point, I can't say whether I think people should back it or not.  I think the intention is good, but I'm concerned about the details.

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** URGENT ACTION ITEM **


21 January 2012

Dear Friends,

Please see the message below my signature from State Representative Jim Cox concerning a new on-line petition to support school property tax elimination efforts.

Representative Cox’s school property tax elimination legislation that is fully supported by the PTCC and PCTA will be introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in the very near future and will be introduced shortly thereafter in the Senate by Senator David Argall.

It is extremely important that you visit Representative Cox’s website and submit the petition as soon as possible. Since each member of your family can separately sign the petition, please have them do so, too. Your effort will be a huge help in moving the school property tax elimination effort forward during the coming months. PLEASE do it immediately!


Because of the extreme importance of this Action Item I’ve kept it short and to the point. There is much more news and information about the Property Tax Independence Act that I’ll be sending in later Updates. For more details, please visit the PTCC website at www.ptcc.us.

Please act now to help the cause by signing the petition and forwarding this email to everyone on your Pennsylvania email address list.

As always, thank you for your help and support.


David Baldinger
PTCC Administrator

Sign the Online Property Tax

Independence Act Petition!

From Pennsylvania State Representative Jim Cox:

On February 7, Governor Tom Corbett will deliver his annual budget address to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate. In addition to spelling out his budget plan for the year, this annual tradition provides the governor with a platform to identify his legislative priorities.

Help us encourage the governor to make the Property Tax Independence Act his top priority by signing the online petition on my website.

We want to show the governor that this issue deserves his attention and support as he outlines his agenda for 2012.

To help us achieve this goal, we are collecting online "signatures" from residents all across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to show the governor that this initiative has broad-based public support.

Please make your voice known by signing the online petition.

Click here to complete the petition

Please share this email with everyone you know who shares our vision of a Pennsylvania free from the burden of school property taxes!

For more details about the Property Tax Independence Act, click here.