PRINTER'S NO. 3240
No. 2381 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, DeLUCA, F. TAYLOR, DALEY, STISH,
CORRIGAN, HALUSKA, ROBINSON, JAROLIN, STEIGHNER, MAINE,
GRUPPO, STAIRS, BUNT, LAUGHLIN, COLAIZZO, GIGLIOTTI, PESCI,
MELIO, PETRONE, LESCOVITZ, COLAFELLA, TANGRETTI AND BELARDI,
MARCH 26, 1990
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND AGING, MARCH 26, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing property tax or rent rebate and
3 inflation dividends to certain senior citizens, widows,
4 widowers and permanently disabled persons with limited
5 incomes; establishing uniform standards and qualifications
6 for eligibility to receive rebates and dividends; providing
7 for transportation assistance grants and grants to area
8 agencies on aging for services to older persons; and imposing
9 duties upon the Department of Revenue," further defining
10 "income."
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The definition of "income" in section 3 of the
14 act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior
15 Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act, reenacted and amended
16 December 21, 1979 (P.L.570, No.131), is amended to read:
17 Section 3. Definitions.--As used in this act:
18 (1) "Income" means all income from whatever source derived,
19 including but not limited to salaries, wages, bonuses,
20 commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support
1 money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of
2 any pensions or annuities including railroad retirement
3 benefits, all benefits received under the Federal Social
4 Security Act (except Medicare benefits and less Medicare
5 payments), all benefits received under State unemployment
6 insurance laws and veterans' disability payments, all interest
7 received from the Federal or any State government, or any
8 instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized
9 capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross
10 amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance
11 benefits and proceeds (except the first five thousand dollars
12 ($5,000) of the total of death benefit payments), and gifts of
13 cash or property (other than transfers by gift between members
14 of a household) in excess of a total value of three hundred
15 dollars ($300), but shall not include surplus food or other
16 relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency or property tax
17 or rent rebate or inflation dividend.
18 * * *
19 Section 2. This act shall apply to all rebates payable in
20 1990 and thereafter.
21 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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