Rep. Bill Friend wishes former Governor Dr. Otis R. Bowen Happy Birthday and Discusses the Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 1

Summary: Rep. Bill Friend, House Minority Floor Leader, wishes former Governor Dr. Otis R. Bowen Birthday. Governor Bowen, the father of property tax reform in Indiana, celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday. Rep. Friend also discusses the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 1, which contains the proposed constitutional property tax caps. House Republicans supported the measure despite the addition of an ill-conceived income tax-based cap, due to the fact that it is the sole remaining chance to enact permanent property tax reform this session. House Republicans have pledged to work to remove the income-based cap in the final two weeks of session.