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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 27, 2014 08:52 AM |
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| From: | Representative Marty Flynn |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Real Estate Tax Exemption for Deceased Veterans’ Spouses |
| In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation amending Title 51 (Military Affairs), Section 8902 (Exemption), of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes in order to allow the spouse of a disabled veteran to receive an important real estate tax exemption should the veteran become deceased before being deemed fully disabled and eligible. Under current law, veterans who are injured during active duty service and are no longer able to perform their duties, are subject to an evaluation period, in which it is determined whether they are able to perform any other duties within the military or are deemed to be 100 percent disabled. However, should they die as a result of their injury or disability before this evaluation period is complete, their unmarried spouse does not qualify for the real estate tax exemption they would have otherwise received. My legislation allows the spouse to receive the tax exemption if the VA determines that the veteran would have been deemed 100 percent disabled had they survived the entire evaluation period, and if the veteran died as result of the injury or disability. Veterans represent one of our most important constituent demographics, and it is our duty as state legislators to ensure that they and their loved ones receive every benefit to which they are entitled. As such, I ask for your support for this important piece of legislation and in continuing to fight for those who fought for us. |
Introduced as HB2187