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State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, said the fight of the
fall session is going to be renewing the privately-funded Invest
in Kids school choice scholarship program. The program gives a
75% state income tax credit for donations but expires at the end
of the year.
Chesney said a bipartisan approach to lift the nuclear
moratorium Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed will also be top of mind.
“To have a more balanced energy approach to support the changing
habits that are being dictated by the government,” Chesney told
The Center Square.
State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal, R-Morrisonville, expects energy
policy will be a dominating factor during fall session.
“You gotta choose between powering your vehicle or powering your
air conditioning,” Rosenthal said. “Whether solar panels and
wind can generate enough electricity to continue to meet all of
our needs has yet to be seen.”
Lawmakers may also consider Pritzker’s veto of a measure giving
right of first refusal to Ameren Illinois when constructing
electric transmission lines.
“I think it’s very important,” Rosenthal told The Center Square.
“One thing is we need to make sure that we have a source of
electricity as more electric vehicles come online and recharging
goes on.”
State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, said he hopes to move forward
with allowing small modular nuclear reactors and other
priorities during veto session.
“Accept the amendatory veto on the private-public partnerships
so that we can move forward with some of the biggest
construction jobs we’re going to be facing here in Illinois,”
Hoffman said. “As we move forward to be closer to veto session,
I think we’ll be sitting down with the governor’s office to
determine a course of action.”
The six-day veto session is scheduled to begin Oct. 24 and end
Nov. 9.
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