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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 758

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 663 Session of 2005


        INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, LAVALLE, ORIE, WOZNIAK, RHOADES, KASUNIC,
           ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, PUNT, KITCHEN, GREENLEAF, COSTA,
           RAFFERTY, LOGAN, WAUGH, STACK, STOUT AND FERLO,
           APRIL 29, 2005

        REFERRED TO AGING AND YOUTH, APRIL 29, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
     2     "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
     3     thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
     4     Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
     5     funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
     6     from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
     7     further defining "income" to exclude certain veterans'
     8     disability payments.

     9     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    10  hereby enacts as follows:
    11     Section 1.  The definition of "income" in section 502 of the
    12  act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State
    13  Lottery Law, amended November 26, 2003 (P.L.212, No.37), is
    14  amended to read:
    15  Section 502.  Definitions.
    16     The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
    17  shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
    18  context clearly indicates otherwise:
    19     * * *
    20     "Income."  All income from whatever source derived,

     1  including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses,
     2  commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support
     3  money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of
     4  any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement
     5  benefits, all benefits received under the Social Security Act
     6  (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et. seq.) (except Medicare
     7  benefits), all benefits received under State unemployment
     8  insurance laws and veterans' disability payments which are not
     9  related to a service-incurred injury, all interest received from
    10  the Federal Government or any state government or any
    11  instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized
    12  capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross
    13  amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance
    14  benefits and proceeds, except the first $10,000 of the total of
    15  death benefits payments, and gifts of cash or property, other
    16  than transfers by gift between members of a household, in excess
    17  of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus food or
    18  other relief in kind supplied by a government agency [or],
    19  property tax rebate or any veterans' disability payments which
    20  are related to a service-incurred injury.
    21     * * *
    22     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.






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