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PRINTER'S NO. 821
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
768
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, TEPLITZ, PILEGGI, COSTA, FONTANA,
SCHWANK, VULAKOVICH, BROOKS AND YUDICHAK, APRIL 29, 2015
REFERRED TO FINANCE, APRIL 29, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873,
No.1), entitled "An act providing for taxation by school
districts, for the State funds formula, for tax relief in
first class cities, for school district choice and voter
participation, for other school district options and for a
task force on school cost reduction; making an appropriation;
prohibiting prior authorized taxation; providing for
installment payment of taxes; restricting the power of
certain school districts to levy, assess and collect taxes;
and making related repeals," in senior citizens property tax
and rent rebate assistance, further providing for filing of
claim.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1305 of the act of June 27, 2006 (1st
Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, is
amended to read:
Section 1305. Filing of claim.
(a) General rule.--[Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b), a] A claim for property tax or rent rebate shall
be filed with the department on or before the [30th day of June]
31st day of December of the year next succeeding the end of the
calendar year in which real property taxes or rent was due and
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payable.
[(b) Exception.--A claim filed after the June 30 deadline
until December 31 of such calendar year shall be accepted by the
secretary as long as funds are available to pay the benefits to
the late filing claimant.]
(c) Payments from State Lottery Fund.--No reimbursement on a
claim shall be made from the State Lottery Fund earlier than the
day following the [30th day of June] 31st day of December
provided in this chapter on which that claim may be filed with
the department.
(d) Eligibility of claimants.--
(1) Only one claimant from a homestead each year shall
be entitled to the property tax or rent rebate.
(2) If two or more persons are able to meet the
qualifications for a claimant, they may determine who the
claimant shall be.
(3) If they are unable to agree, the department shall
determine to whom the rebate is to be paid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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