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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2017 - 2018 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: January 10, 2017 11:27 AM
From: Senator John C. Rafferty, Jr.
To: All Senate members
Subject: Property Tax Cut for Firefighters
 
I will re-introduce legislation, SB 478, an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to require local governments and school districts to give each volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician a 15% discount on their individual (non-business) real estate taxes if they volunteer at least 100 hours every year and initially for at least 2 consecutive years.

Many communities are having a very difficult time recruiting and keeping trained, volunteer firefighters and EMT’s. This legislation will help provide a tremendous incentive to men and women who help their communities.



Introduced as SB413