A resolution seeking permission from Arkansas lawmakers to introduce a bill increasing the state’s homestead property tax credit to $675 advanced out of committee Wednesday.
The House Rules Committee rejected five other non-fiscal resolutions, including one involving Sharia Law and an effort to curtail Arkansas’ Educational Freedom Account program, which provides taxpayer dollars to students attending private schools or who are homeschooled.
“As a general rule, I am not a fan of running non-appropriations bills in fiscal session,” said Rep. Bart Schulz of Cave City, the sponsor for the homestead tax credit resolution. “In a time where gasoline is high, groceries are high, I was not comfortable with sitting on this for a year.”…