PRINTER'S NO. 3800
No. 2556 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY DENLINGER, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CRAHALLA, DALLY, DeWEESE, DIVEN, FAIRCHILD, FREEMAN,
GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, M. KELLER,
KILLION, LEH, MACKERETH, MAITLAND, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McILHINNEY, MILLARD, MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PETRARCA,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAYMOND, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SOLOBAY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON,
J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO, WANSACZ, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK AND ZUG, APRIL 3, 2006
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 3, 2006
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 providing for
10 property tax and rent rebate eligibility.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 4(a.1) and (b) of the act of March 11,
14 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
15 Assistance Act, reenacted and amended December 21, 1979
16 (P.L.570, No.131) and amended March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No,56)
17 and July 11, 1985 (P.L.207, No.53), are amended to read:
1 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
2 (a.1) (1) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate
3 or rent rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes
4 or rent due and payable during calendar years 1981, 1982, 1983
5 and 1984 shall be determined in accordance with the following
6 schedule:
7 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
8 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
9 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
10 $ 0 - $4,999 100%
11 5,000 - 5,999 80
12 6,000 - 6,999 60
13 7,000 - 7,999 40
14 8,000 - 8,999 20
15 9,000 - 11,999 10
16 (2) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or rent
17 rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or rent
18 due and payable during calendar year 1985 [and thereafter]
19 through calendar year 2005 shall be determined in accordance
20 with the following schedule:
21 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
22 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
23 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
24 $ 0 - $4,999 100%
25 5,000 - 5,499 100
26 5,500 - 5,999 90
27 6,000 - 6,499 80
28 6,500 - 6,999 70
29 7,000 - 7,499 60
30 7,500 - 7,999 50
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1 8,000 - 8,499 40
2 8,500 - 8,999 35
3 9,000 - 9,999 25
4 10,000 - 11,999 20
5 12,000 - 12,999 15
6 13,000 - 15,000 10
7 (3) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or rent
8 rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or rent
9 due and payable during calendar year 2006 and thereafter shall
10 be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
11 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
12 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
13 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
14 $ 0 - $ 7,999 100%
15 8,000 - 8,999 90
16 9,000 - 9,999 80
17 10,000 - 10,999 70
18 11,000 - 11,999 60
19 12,000 - 12,999 50
20 13,000 - 13,999 40
21 14,000 - 15,999 35
22 16,000 - 17,999 25
23 18,000 - 19,999 20
24 20,000 - 21,999 15
25 22,000 - 25,000 10
26 (b) No claim shall be allowed if the amount of property tax
27 or rent rebate computed in accordance with this section is less
28 than ten dollars ($10), and the maximum amount of property tax
29 or rent rebate payable shall not exceed [five hundred dollars
30 ($500)] seven hundred fifty dollars ($750).
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2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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