Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers are one step closer to putting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature campaign promise on the 2020 ballot: A proposed change to the Illinois constitution that would allow for higher income tax rates on higher levels of income.

“This is the next step in a more than decades-long effort to modernize our tax code,” said Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park.

The Senate passed the measure 40-19. Republicans, who are a superminority in the chamber, were unanimous in opposition.

“We believe our current Constitution … wisely decided that Illinois taxpayers needed protections against politicians,” said Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington. “The elimination of this flat tax provision, we believe, severely puts at risk raising taxes higher and particularly on the middle class.”

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