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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 2, 2014 02:55 PM |
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| From: | Representative Daniel J. Deasy |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Volunteer Emergency First Responders Tax Credit |
| When we return to Session in January, I intend to introduce legislation offering a $500 state income tax credit to volunteer firefighters, volunteer emergency medical technicians/paramedics, and volunteer members of ambulance services and rescue squads. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of Pennsylvania’s emergency service organizations are volunteer organizations. These organizations are credited with saving Pennsylvania taxpayers as much as $6,000,000 annually despite the fact that they have seen their numbers decline by over 50 percent in the last three decades. This is a problem which must be addressed before the Commonwealth someday faces a potentially huge public safety crisis. Providing a tax credit for all volunteer emergency responders is a small incentive that could go a long way in maintaining the ranks of these vitally important organizations. Furthermore, it would serve as a token of appreciation to those people that routinely risk their lives, for little or no benefit to themselves, so that the rest of us can feel secure. This legislation was offered in the 2013-14 session as House Bill 1815 by former Rep. Kevin Haggerty and was cosponsored by: ROZZI, MILLARD, LONGIETTI, D. COSTA, SIMS, KORTZ, MAJOR, WHITE, CAUSER, CUTLER, MIRABITO, STEPHENS, MAHONEY, EVERETT, CALTAGIRONE, HELM, GALLOWAY, FARINA, COHEN, McGEEHAN, MURT, GOODMAN, LUCAS, TOEPEL, REGAN, TALLMAN, DeLUCA, PYLE, DEAN, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DONATUCCI, PARKER, HARHART, MARSHALL, WATSON, KNOWLES, MILNE, QUINN, CARROLL, KIM, MICOZZIE, GERGELY, FARRY and SNYDER |
Introduced as HB1220
Memo Updated: December 2, 2014 02:56 PM