PRINTER'S NO. 789
No. 717 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY DURHAM, FICHTER, L. I. COHEN, RUBLEY, GANNON,
CORNELL, SATHER, MERRY, SCHULER, E. Z. TAYLOR, MICOZZIE,
RAYMOND, BUNT, HERMAN, ADOLPH, BAKER, SEMMEL, J. TAYLOR,
CIVERA, KENNEY, GEORGE, MELIO, STISH, LEVDANSKY, VAN HORNE,
CORRIGAN, D. R. WRIGHT, STABACK, BELFANTI, ROBERTS, ROONEY,
LAUGHLIN, PISTELLA, TRELLO, McCALL, SURRA AND RICHARDSON,
FEBRUARY 13, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH, FEBRUARY 13, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 14, 1991 (P.L.342, No.36), entitled
2 "An act providing for the preservation of the State Lottery
3 Fund; further providing for pharmaceutical assistance for the
4 elderly; further providing for transportation assistance to
5 the elderly; providing for pharmaceutical purchasing;
6 conferring powers and duties upon the Department of Aging,
7 the Department of Revenue and the Department of
8 Transportation; imposing penalties; and making repeals,"
9 further defining "income."
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The definition of "income" in section 302 of the
13 act of August 14, 1991 (P.L.342, No.36), known as the Lottery
14 Fund Preservation Act, is amended to read:
15 Section 302. Definitions.
16 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
17 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
18 context clearly indicates otherwise:
19 * * *
1 "Income." All income from whatever source derived,
2 including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses,
3 commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support
4 money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of
5 any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement
6 benefits, all benefits received under the Federal Social
7 Security Act (except the amount of Medicare benefits less the
8 amount of any payments made to the government for Medicare
9 coverage), all benefits received under State unemployment
10 insurance laws and veterans' disability payments, all interest
11 received from the Federal Government or any state government, or
12 any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized
13 capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross
14 amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance
15 benefits and proceeds, except the first $5,000 of the total of
16 death benefits payments, and gifts of cash or property, other
17 than transfers by gift between members of a household, in excess
18 of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus food or
19 other relief in kind supplied by a government agency or property
20 tax rebate.
21 * * *
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1 next
23 following the date of final enactment.
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