The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is scheduled to return Monday to take up the issue of property tax reform. Most of the discussion will be on House Bill 1600, promoted by House Democrats, but condemned by taxpayer groups as a warmed-over version of the failed Act 1.
Legislation that should be front and center is House Bill 1275, the School Property Tax Elimination Act of 2007.
I listed 45 members of the Pennsylvania House who are co-sponsors of House Bill 1275 previously.
Since there are 203 members of the House, the vast majority of lawmakers have yet to be heard on HB 1275, which is endorsed by more than two dozen taxpayer groups across the state.
Below is a list of legislators from Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties who are not on the list of HB 1275 co-sponsors.
If you recognize any of the names below, you need to contact them today and ask them why they are not supporting the effort to elimination school property taxes.
Since they won't stand with taxpayers, remind your representatives that you will not be voting for them when they stand for re-election this year.
Here are lawmakers from Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties who do not support the elimination of property taxes:
BERKS COUNTY
David Kessler (D-130)
Doug Reichley (R-134)
CHESTER COUNTY
Thomas Killion (R-168)
Duane Milne (R-167)
Chris Ross (R-158)
Carole Rubley (R-157)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Lawrence Curry (D-154)
Michael Gerber (D-148)
Robert Godshall (R-53)
Kate Harper (R-61)
George Kenney Jr. (R-170)
Daylin Leach (D-149)
Kathy Manderino (D-194)
Jay Moyer (R-70)
Thomas Murt (R-152)
Josh Shapiro (D-153)
Rick Taylor (D-151)
Mike Vereb (R-150)
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