On Tuesday, May 20th, House Republican Leader Tom Cross and the House Republican Caucus will call for an immediate vote on House Bill 6318, legislation that would suspend the state portion of state sales tax on gasoline, effective immediately.
According to an analysis of the legislation, it could have the immediate impact of reducing the cost of gas by as much as 17 cents per gallon.
A similar measure was enacted in 2000 by the General Assembly and produced results for Illinois consumers by immediately reducing the cost of gas, according to the AAA.
House Republican Leader Tom Cross has said the Republicans will move to call the sales tax suspension initiative on Tuesday. On April 9th, House Republicans attempted to call the initiative for a vote, but Democrats used a parliamentary procedure to block the vote. Since April 9th, the cost of gas in Illinois has risen on average by 50 cents.
If you agree with the House Republicans that action needs to be taken to reduce the cost of gasoline, here's how you can help
1. Sign our petition to support the House Republican effort to provide gas relief.
2. Forward this email to five friends and urge them to sign the petition.
