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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, TOMLINSON, TARTAGLIONE, FERLO, BROWNE, WASHINGTON, ERICKSON, ORIE, GREENLEAF, YAW, KASUNIC, BAKER, FONTANA, EARLL, O'PAKE, KITCHEN, LOGAN, D. WHITE, FARNESE, M. WHITE AND BOSCOLA, APRIL 3, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO FINANCE, APRIL 3, 2009 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special |
3 | provisions relating to taxation. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby resolves as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
7 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
8 | That section 2(c) of Article VIII be amended to read: |
9 | § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. |
10 | * * * |
11 | (c) Citizens and residents of this Commonwealth, who served |
12 | in any war or armed conflict in which the United States was |
13 | engaged and were honorably discharged or released under |
14 | honorable circumstances from active service, shall be exempt |
15 | from the payment of all real property taxes upon the residence |
16 | occupied by the said citizens and residents of this Commonwealth |
17 | imposed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any of its |
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1 | political subdivisions if, as a result of military service, they |
2 | are blind, paraplegic or double or quadruple amputees or have a |
3 | service-connected disability declared by the United States |
4 | Veterans Administration or its successor to be a total or 100% |
5 | permanent disability[, and if the State Veterans' Commission |
6 | determines that such persons are in need of the tax exemptions |
7 | granted herein]. This exemption shall be extended to the |
8 | unmarried surviving spouse upon the death of an eligible veteran |
9 | provided that the State Veterans' Commission determines that |
10 | such person is in need of the exemption. |
11 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
12 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
13 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
14 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
15 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
16 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
17 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
18 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
19 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
20 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
21 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
22 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
23 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
24 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
25 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
26 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
27 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
28 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
29 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
30 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
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1 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
2 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
3 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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