PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2706
No. 1947 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY LEVDANSKY, McCALL, KESSLER, KORTZ, GALLOWAY, SEIP,
SHAPIRO, SANTONI, SAINATO, YOUNGBLOOD, SCAVELLO, CAPPELLI,
REED, FABRIZIO, BAKER, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, BUXTON,
CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DePASQUALE, GEORGE, GODSHALL,
HARHAI, HARKINS, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MACKERETH,
MAHONEY, MUNDY, MUSTIO, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, RUBLEY, STABACK,
STEIL, SURRA, TANGRETTI, R. TAYLOR, WALKO, WATSON, J. WHITE
AND YUDICHAK, OCTOBER 23, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, OCTOBER 23, 2007
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special
3 provisions.
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 the provisions of
8 Article XI:
9 That section 2(b)(vi) of Article VIII be amended to read:
10 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
11 * * *
12 (b) The General Assembly may, by law:
13 * * *
14 (vi) Authorize local taxing authorities to exclude from
15 taxation an amount based on the assessed value of homestead
1 property. The exclusions authorized by this clause shall not
2 exceed [one-half of the median] 100% of the assessed value of
3 [all] each homestead property within a local taxing
4 jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not increase the
5 millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for these
6 exclusions.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
9 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
10 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
11 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
12 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
13 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
14 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
15 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
16 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
17 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
18 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
19 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
20 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
21 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
22 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
23 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
24 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
25 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
26 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
27 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
28 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
29 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
30 passed by the General Assembly.
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