H0697B0748A02000 MSP:JMT 06/16/17 #90 A02000
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 697
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE SAINATO
Printer's No. 748
Amend Bill, page 1, line 8, by striking out "2" and inserting
2(c)
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 8 and 9, by striking out "by adding
a subsection"
Amend Bill, page 1, by inserting between lines 11 and 12
(c) (i) 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, shall be exempt
from the payment of all real property taxes upon the residence
occupied by the said citizens 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 or its successor to be a total or 100%
permanent disability, and if the State Veterans' Commission
determines that such persons are in need of the tax exemptions
granted herein. 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.
Amend Bill, page 1, line 12, by striking out "(d)" and
inserting
(ii)
Amend Bill, page 1, line 13, by inserting after "action"
in any war or armed conflict
Amend Bill, page 1, line 15, by inserting after "service"
in any war or armed conflict
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 5 and 6
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Section 2. The addition of section 2(c)(ii) of Article VIII
of the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall apply to the surviving
spouse of any member of the armed forces of the United States
who, on or after the ratification of this constitutional
amendment by the electors of this Commonwealth:
(1) was killed in action in any war or armed conflict as
determined by the United States Department of Defense; or
(2) died as a result of injuries received while in
active service in any war or armed conflict.
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See A02000 in
the context
of HB0697