Three bills introduced today by members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will help Governor Rendell to keep his 2003 inaugural address promise to “make government live within its means.”

HB 1092, sponsored by Rep. Tom Quigley (R-Pottstown), would reduce the state Personal Income Tax rate to 2.8%—the rate prior to the 2003 increase to 3.07%.

HB 188, sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Cranberry Township), would require voter approval for any local school or municipal tax increase.

HB 1100, sponsored by Rep. Todd Rock (R-Waynesboro), proposes an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution which would limit the growth of state government spending to the combined rates of inflation and population growth.