A trade organization that represents gas station owners alleges in a lawsuit that a requirement that businesses display signs advertising a freeze on the state’s gas tax violates their freedom of speech and is unconstitutional.
A trade organization that represents gas station owners filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging a requirement in Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $1.8 billion tax relief plan that businesses display signs advertising a freeze on the state’s gas tax violates their freedom of speech and is unconstitutional.
The trade group alleges the legislation forces gas stations to “speak on behalf of the Illinois government” or get fined $500 for each day they fail to post the notice. Not only does the provision violate the business owners’ freedom of speech, the suit contends, but it also requires them “to choose between making a political statement they do not wish to make to their customers or the general public,” or face penalties.
The state gas tax, currently 39.2 cents per gallon, was set to increase by 2.4 cents on July 1, according to the state Department of Revenue. But with Pritzker’s signature on the tax relief plan, that bump will be pushed off until Jan. 1, with the exact amount of the increase to be determined by where inflation stands at the end of September. Drivers will be hit with another increase on July 1, 2023.
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