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House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	January 9, 2013 04:16 PM
From:	Representative Neal P. Goodman
To:	All House members
Subject:	Exempt Veterans' Benefits from Income Eligibility Calculations for State Programs

In the near future, I will re-introduce a legislative package from last session to exempt veterans’ benefits from income eligibility calculations for state programs. Through the years, various benefits, such as service-connected disability payments and pensions, have been authorized by the legislature to thank and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice on behalf of our country. Unfortunately, these benefits sometimes result in disqualifying veterans for other state programs because they put them over the income eligibility limit. I am introducing this legislative package to ensure that no veterans’ benefit (from any source) is counted as income for the purpose of calculating income eligibility for any Commonwealth benefit program, tax exemption, fee exemption, rebate, or other state program.

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Document #1

Description:

1. Former HB 811 - This bill would amend the State Lottery Law to exclude all veterans’ benefits from the definition of income for the purpose of determining income eligibility for PACE or PACENET. Previous co-sponsors: BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, B. BOYLE, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DEASY, DeLUCA, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GROVE, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, MANN, MARSHALL, MICOZZIE, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURPHY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PAYTON, PETRARCA, PYLE, READSHAW, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STABACK, STERN, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHEATLEY, WHITE and YOUNGBLOOD

Document #2

Description:

2. Former HB 812 - This bill would exclude all veterans’ benefits from the definition of income for the purpose of determining income eligibility for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. Previous co-sponsors: BOYD, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DEASY, DeLUCA, ELLIS, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GROVE, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KULA, MANN, MARSHALL, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PAYTON, PETRARCA, PETRI, PYLE, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, WHEATLEY, WHITE and YOUNGBLOOD

Document #3

Description:

3. Former HB 813 - This bill would exclude all veterans’ benefits from the definition of income for the purpose of determining income eligibility for ALL Commonwealth programs.  This legislation goes further than my other two bills, which relate to PACE and the Property Tax/Rent Rebate programs, in that this bill would apply to every Commonwealth benefit program, tax exemption, fee exemption, rebate, or other state program. Previous co-sponsors: BARRAR, BOBACK, BROOKS, CARROLL, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DEASY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GROVE, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAVULICH, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MARSHALL, MICOZZIE, MIRABITO, MURPHY, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, READSHAW, SABATINA, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STABACK, STEVENSON, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WHEATLEY and YOUNGBLOOD