PRINTER'S NO. 1835
No. 1519 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY SERAFINI, CORRIGAN, KIRKLAND, STERN AND
E. Z. TAYLOR, MAY 12, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MAY 12, 1999
AN ACT
1 Exempting certain veterans and their spouses from the reporting
2 of household income or net worth in relation to the real
3 property tax exemption.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Definitions.
7 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
8 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
9 context clearly indicates otherwise:
10 "Veteran." A veteran exempt from real property taxes under
11 section 2(c) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
12 Pennsylvania.
13 Section 2. Review of income or net worth.
14 No veteran shall be subject to a review of his household
15 income or net worth for any year unless his household income has
16 increased by $25,000 in that year.
17 Section 3. Right of spouse to exemption.
18 The spouse of a deceased veteran shall have the right to the
1 exemption from real property taxes regardless of whether the
2 veteran claimed the exemption during his lifetime.
3 Section 4. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect immediately.
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