Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires property tax freezes for homeowners in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Prohibits local taxing authorities from increasing the millage rate on their tax on real property to homeowners who have owned their homes for the previous 10 years to pay for the special real property tax provision in Pennsylvania (Sec. 1).

• Defines the provisions of this bill as a constitutional amendment that removes the prohibition on localities freezing taxes (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).

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