PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 710 PRINTER'S NO. 2663
No. 652 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MANN, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER,
BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, CASORIO, CLYMER, COHEN,
COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY, DENLINGER, EVERETT,
FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HANNA, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KING, KULA, LEACH, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, M. O'BRIEN,
PALLONE, PAYTON, PETRARCA, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAMALEY,
RAPP, RAYMOND, REED, REICHLEY, SABATINA, SAINATO, SCAVELLO,
SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER,
WALKO, WATSON, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, HORNAMAN AND
PAYNE, MARCH 6, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
OCTOBER 17, 2007
AN ACT
1 Providing for the exclusion of veterans' disability benefits as
2 eligible income.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Exclusion of
7 Veterans' Disability Benefits as Income Act.
8 Section 2. Eligibility income.
9 Veterans' disability benefits shall not be deemed income for
10 purposes of eligibility under any of the following:
11 (1) Section 3(1) of the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, <--
12 No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance
1 Act.
2 (1) CHAPTER 13 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 27, 2006 (1ST <--
3 SP.SESS., P.L.1873, NO.1), KNOWN AS THE TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT.
4 (2) The definition of "income" in section 502 of the act
5 of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State
6 Lottery Law.
7 (3) 75 Pa.C.S. § 1901(c)(16) (relating to exemption of
8 persons, entities and vehicles from fees).
9 Section 3. Effective date.
10 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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