>> an effort to keep the bears this side of the state line is moving forward.

The Illinois House yesterday passed a so-called mega projects bill by a vote of 78 to 32.

The economic development measure would apply to a potential new Bear stadium in Arlington Heights, though, the team says it's still looking for more changes.

Joining us now from Springfield is Brandon Moore, statehouse reporter with Capitol News, Illinois.

Brandon, thanks for being with us of this.

Bill is different from a measure that we saw back in February.

What are the key provisions that folks should know?

>> Yeah.

So while the bill that passed February was a mega project Bill, this one is a broader economic development bill that has a mega project component to it.

So I would say the biggest difference in terms of the mega project aspect is there's a property tax relief provision in there.

That means that half the pilot payment would go to property tax relief concerning taxing districts to a statewide fund.

But then they're also a lot of provisions in there for other economic development measures such as rail yards, which can be used in Chicago for perhaps the one central development parcel of field or perhaps in the South loop for a White Sox stadium.

And there's a start on language in there.

So it really is kind of a Christmas tree.

And it will be interesting to see how it is received in the Senate.

>> Yeah.

And that pilot payment for folks who aren't familiar with you know, outline for us how that would offer something like the Bears pretty several decades of of certainty on how much they be paying.

>> Yeah.

So basically payment in lieu of taxes is what pilots and it would allow for the Bears negotiate their property taxes with the local taxing bodies.

In this case Arlington Heights.

And it would give them some certainty whether going to be pain instead of kind of the every year you kind of the women, the assessor, in what your what your payment going to be.

So it kind of gives them that certainly they see as necessary to build in Arlington Heights.

not go to Indiana.

>> You mention, you know, some of what the Bears are looking for.

In a statement.

They said they welcome the progress, but they're looking for additional amendments.

Do we have any sense of of what else the team is asking for here?

>> Yeah, they didn't specify in that statement.

But if read between the lines, I think they're going to want a change to that property tax provision because you're putting 50% of the pilot payment toward property tax relief, that is money.

That's not going to go Nestle to the schools or to the municipality's and the other taxing districts.

So the worry with these that they're going to ask for perhaps double what they would have originally asked for because they want to get.

>> The money for for their services that they provide.

>> And not necessarily have it siphoned away for property tax relief.

So I think that is something that is probably going to be looked at.

That was language was added in.

The house was not a negotiated with the governor with the Senate.

So I think that is something that's probably not going to be revisited.

>> We've got to just about 30 seconds left.

But this has passed the House.

Do we have any sense of what folks in the state Senate or Governor Pritzker think of this measure?

>> Yeah.

So they were very of the governor's office the time ago here in the Senate were measured in their reaction to this bill.

Passing.

But it seemed pretty clear that they're going to be some changes coming that.

While kind of the you know, got of the governor Governor Pritzker said last week they had tied the staff putting of a deal in place.

I think that's still true.

I mean, you still have the pilot concept, but some of the details got changed.

And network really negotiated with either the governor or the Senate.

And so I think that when the Senate comes back, they're going to be some discussions about, you know, what can pass their lets people in the House and try to get some agreed language.

And with the Bears to a try to get some great language on something that can pass both houses get Governor Pritzker's signature something that the Bears would find acceptable in order to put some troubles on the ground in Arlington Heights.

>> All right.

We know you'll be keeping an eye on whatever the changes are.

Brandon Moore, thanks so much for joining us.

Always a pleasure.

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