PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 617
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
674
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY PROBST, MADDEN, FREEMAN, HANBIDGE, KINSEY, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, GUENST, MARKOSEK, HILL-EVANS, T. DAVIS, SANCHEZ,
McNEILL, DELLOSO, SHUSTERMAN, DEASY, GREEN AND CONKLIN,
MARCH 23, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 23, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special
provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That section 2(c) of Article VIII be amended to read:
ยง 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
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(c) Citizens and residents of this Commonwealth, who [served
in any war or armed conflict in which the United States was
engaged and were honorably discharged or released under
honorable circumstances from active service] received a
discharge from service under conditions other than dishonorable,
shall be exempt from the payment of [all] a portion of real
property taxes upon the residence occupied by the said citizens
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and residents of this Commonwealth imposed by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or any of its political subdivisions if, as a
result of military service, they are blind, paraplegic or double
or quadruple amputees or have a service-connected disability
declared by the United States [Veterans Administration]
Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor to be a [total
or 100%] permanent disability of 50% or greater, and if the
State Veterans' Commission determines that such persons are in
need of the tax exemptions granted herein. The percentage of
exemption from real property taxes shall be in direct proportion
to the percentage of disability. This exemption shall be
extended to the unmarried surviving spouse upon the death of an
eligible veteran provided that the State Veterans' Commission
determines that such person is in need of the exemption.
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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