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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 451                       PRINTER'S NO. 2210

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 404 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, ERICKSON, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, WONDERLING,
           ORIE, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, D. WHITE, PIPPY, WOZNIAK AND
           O'PAKE, MARCH 13, 2007

        SENATOR BROWNE, FINANCE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 18, 2008

                               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
    16  property. The exclusions authorized by this clause shall not
    17  exceed [one-half of] the median assessed value of all] 100% OF    <--


     1  THE ASSESSED VALUE OF EACH homestead property within a local
     2  taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not increase
     3  the millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for these
     4  exclusions.
     5     * * *
     6     Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General
     7  Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
     8  Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
     9  comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
    10  XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
    11  required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
    12  which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
    13  passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
    14     (b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
    15  proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
    16  Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
    17  advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
    18  Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
    19  advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
    20  newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
    21  this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
    22  Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
    23  to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
    24  primary, general or municipal election which meets the
    25  requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
    26  XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
    27  three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
    28  passed by the General Assembly.


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