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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 9, 2015 10:14 AM |
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| From: | Representative Marty Flynn |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Real Estate Tax Exemption for Deceased Veterans’ Spouses (former HB 2187) |
| In the near future, I will be re-introducing legislation – former House Bill 2187 from the 2013-14 Legislative Session – amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes in order to allow the unmarried surviving spouse of a deceased veteran to receive a real estate tax exemption even if the veteran died before being declared 100% disabled, so long as the veteran died before the end of the evaluation period but would have been declared disabled. Under current law, a veteran who is injured during active duty service and are no longer able to perform his or her duties is subject to an evaluation period in which it is determined whether he or she is able to perform any other duties within the military or is deemed to be 100% disabled. However, should the veteran die as a result of his or her injury or disability before the evaluation period is complete, the veteran’s spouse does not qualify for the real estate tax exemption the spouse would have otherwise received. This bill allows the spouse to receive the tax exemption if it is determined that the deceased veteran would have been deemed 100% disabled had the veteran survived the evaluation period, and died as result of the evaluated injury or disability. Veterans are among our most important constituencies; it is our duty to ensure that they and their loved ones receive every benefit to which they are entitled. As such, I ask for your support for this legislation. Please help me fight for benefits for those who fought for our freedom. |