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                                                        PRINTER'S NO. 43

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 40 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY HALUSKA, TRELLO, MANDERINO, SHOWERS, COLE, GEIST,
           DUFFY, BORTNER, YANDRISEVITS, BALDWIN, WOGAN, DeLUCA,
           WOZNIAK, CALTAGIRONE, STABACK, MRKONIC, TIGUE, BELFANTI,
           CESSAR, JOHNSON, BURNS, GODSHALL, MILLER, RUDY, STUBAN,
           E. Z. TAYLOR, D. R. WRIGHT, PRESTON, DAWIDA, ROBBINS, VEON,
           HOWLETT, J. L. WRIGHT, DOMBROWSKI, DeVERTER, RYBAK, KUKOVICH,
           STEIGHNER, HERSHEY, PETRARCA, BOOK, FEE, LASHINGER, MARKOSEK,
           McVERRY, REBER, ARGALL, GRUPPO, D. W. SNYDER, COLAFELLA,
           TELEK, HERMAN, MAYERNIK, SAURMAN, F. TAYLOR, LLOYD, CORNELL,
           BUSH, DALEY, BLACK, CARLSON, SWEET, WAMBACH, PRESSMANN,
           LETTERMAN, COY, PHILLIPS, CAPPABIANCA, DISTLER, FISCHER,
           CLARK, FATTAH, MERRY, PISTELLA, HAYES, STEWART, VAN HORNE,
           COWELL, LEVDANSKY, BELARDI, KOSINSKI, LANGTRY, OLASZ,
           J. TAYLOR, MORRIS, MICHLOVIC, LUCYK, BLAUM AND FREEMAN,
           JANUARY 28, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 28, 1987

                               A JOINT RESOLUTION

     1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
     2     of Pennsylvania, allowing special tax exemptions for
     3     homestead property.

     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(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a
     9  clause to read:
    10  § 2.  Exemptions and special provisions.
    11     * * *


     1     (b)  The General Assembly may, by law:
     2     * * *
     3     (vi)  Make special tax exemptions for homestead property.
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