HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 291, 1450 PRINTER'S NO. 1998
No. 284 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY JUBELIRER, HART, DAWIDA, GERLACH, BRIGHTBILL, SHAFFER, SALVATORE, LEMMOND, PETERSON, PUNT, PORTERFIELD, BAKER, HELFRICK, HECKLER, LAVALLE, MOWERY, SHUMAKER, O'PAKE, BELL, GREENLEAF AND TOMLINSON, JANUARY 24, 1995
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 13, 1996
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, authorizing an exclusion from taxation of 3 either a portion of the assessed value of homestead property <-- 4 or a portion of the assessed value of all real property. <-- 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby resolves as follows: 7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 8 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 9 That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a 10 clause to read: 11 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. 12 * * * 13 (b) The General Assembly may, by law: 14 * * * 15 (vi) Authorize local taxing authorities to exclude from 16 taxation either an amount based on the assessed value of <--
1 homestead property or an amount based on the assessed value of <-- 2 all real property located within the taxing jurisdiction. The 3 exclusions authorized by this clause shall not exceed one-half <-- 4 of the median assessed value of all homestead property within a 5 local taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not 6 increase the millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for 7 either of these exclusions. THIS EXCLUSION. <-- 8 * * * 9 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 10 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 11 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 12 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 13 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 14 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 15 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 16 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 17 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 18 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 19 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 20 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 21 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 22 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 23 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 24 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 25 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 26 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 27 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 28 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 29 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in 30 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of 19950S0284B1998 - 2 -
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