PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 467
No. 444 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY WONDERLING, D. WHITE, PIPPY, STOUT, TOMLINSON, MUSTO, RAFFERTY, KITCHEN, LAVALLE, RHOADES, COSTA, O'PAKE, WOZNIAK, TARTAGLIONE, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, LOGAN, ORIE, BOSCOLA, STACK AND FERLO, MARCH 23, 2005
REFERRED TO FINANCE, MARCH 23, 2005
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special 3 provisions relating to taxation. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby resolves as follows: 6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 8 That section 2(c) of Article VIII be amended to read: 9 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. 10 * * * 11 (c) Citizens and residents of this Commonwealth, who served 12 in any war or armed conflict in which the United States was 13 engaged and were honorably discharged or released under 14 honorable circumstances from active service, shall be exempt 15 from the payment of all real property taxes upon the residence 16 occupied by the said citizens and residents of this Commonwealth 17 imposed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any of its
1 political subdivisions if, as a result of military service, they 2 are blind, paraplegic or double or quadruple amputees or have a 3 service-connected disability declared by the United States 4 Veterans Administration or its successor to be a total or 100% 5 permanent disability[, and if the State Veterans' Commission 6 determines that such persons are in need of the tax exemptions 7 granted herein]. This exemption shall be extended to the 8 unmarried surviving spouse upon the death of an eligible veteran 9 [provided that the State Veterans' Commission determines that 10 such person is in need of the exemption]. 11 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 12 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 13 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 14 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 15 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 16 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 17 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 18 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 19 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 20 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 21 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 22 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 23 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 24 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 25 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 26 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 27 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 28 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 29 primary, general or municipal election which meets the 30 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article 20050S0444B0467 - 2 -
1 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least 2 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is 3 passed by the General Assembly. B23L83MSP/20050S0444B0467 - 3 -