SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 187, 309, 625 PRINTER'S NO. 1960
No. 171 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KASUNIC, COWELL, KUKOVICH, LINTON, WILSON,
DeWEESE, GEIST, VAN HORNE, J. L. WRIGHT, HALUSKA, BALDWIN,
DAVIES, ARTY, PETRARCA, MAIALE, DALEY, HERMAN, ANGSTADT,
NAHILL, PUNT, RYBAK, COLAFELLA, BELFANTI, HOWLETT, JOHNSON,
FISCHER, SWEET, DAWIDA, CORNELL, RUDY, MAYERNIK,
E. Z. TAYLOR, PRESTON, CIVERA, HERSHEY, POTT, FREIND,
KOSINSKI, BOOK, MICOZZIE, MICHLOVIC, FLICK, ITKIN, MARKOSEK,
FREEMAN, CORDISCO, McVERRY, McCALL, BURD, ACOSTA, PRATT,
BELARDI, PISTELLA, MRKONIC, OLASZ, STEVENS, CIMINI, TELEK,
JOSEPHS, ARGALL, CAWLEY, KENNEY, RAYMOND, BUNT, O'DONNELL AND
FOX, FEBRUARY 4, 1985
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 27, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 11, 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act providing property tax or rent
3 rebate and inflation dividends to certain senior citizens,
4 widows, widowers and permanently disabled persons with
5 limited incomes; establishing uniform standards and
6 qualifications for eligibility to receive rebates and
7 dividends; providing for transportation assistance grants and
8 grants to area agencies on aging for services to older
9 persons; and imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue,"
10 increasing eligibility under the property tax or rent rebate
11 and inflation dividend; and further providing for the
12 allowable percentage of real property tax or rent rebate.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 4(a.1) and (a.2) of the act of March 11,
16 1971 (P.L.104, No.3), known as the Senior Citizens Rebate and
17 Assistance Act, reenacted and amended June 16, 1975 (P.L.7,
1 No.4) and amended March 10, 1982 (P.L.177, No.56), are amended
2 to read:
3 Section 4. Property Tax; Rent Rebate and Inflation Cost.--
4 (a.1) (1) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or
5 rent rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or
6 rent due and payable during calendar [year 1981 and thereafter]
7 years 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 shall be determined in
8 accordance with the following schedule:
9 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
10 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
11 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
12 $ 0 - $4,999 100%
13 5,000 - 5,999 80
14 6,000 - 6,999 60
15 7,000 - 7,999 40
16 8,000 - 8,999 20
17 9,000 - 11,999 10
18 (2) The amount of any claim for property tax rebate or rent
19 rebate in lieu of property taxes for real property taxes or rent
20 due and payable during calendar year 1985 and thereafter shall
21 be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
22 Percentage of Real Property Taxes or
23 Rent Rebate in Lieu of
24 Household Income Property Taxes Allowed as Rebate
25 $ 0 - $5,499 100% <--
26 $ 0 - $4,999 100% <--
27 5,000 - 5,499 100
28 5,500 - 5,999 90
29 6,000 - 6,499 80
30 6,500 - 6,999 70
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1 7,000 - 7,499 60
2 7,500 - 7,999 50
3 8,000 - 8,499 40
4 8,500 - 8,999 30 <--
5 9,000 - 11,999 20
6 12,000 - 15,000 10
7 8,500 - 8,999 35 <--
8 9,000 - 9,999 25
9 10,000 - 11,999 20
10 12,000 - 12,999 15
11 13,000 - 15,000 10
12 (a.2) (1) To all claimants eligible for a property tax or
13 rent rebate pursuant to subsection (a.1)(1) there shall be paid
14 an inflation dividend determined in accordance with the
15 following schedule:
16 Household Income Dividend
17 $ 0 - 4,999 $125
18 5,000 - 5,999 100
19 6,000 - 6,999 75
20 7,000 - 7,999 60
21 8,000 - 8,999 45
22 9,000 - 11,999 30
23 (2) To all claimants eligible for property tax or rent
24 rebate pursuant to subsection (a.1)(2) there shall be paid an
25 inflation dividend determined in accordance with the following
26 schedule:
27 Household Income Dividend
28 $ 0 - $5,499 $135 <--
29 5,500 - 5,999 110
30 6,000 - 6,499 85
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1 6,500 - 6,999 80
2 7,000 - 7,499 65
3 7,500 - 7,999 65
4 8,000 - 8,499 50
5 8,500 - 8,999 50
6 9,000 - 11,999 35
7 12,000 - 15,000 20
8 $ 0 - 4,999 $125 <--
9 5,000 - 5,499 100
10 5,500 - 5,999 100
11 6,000 - 6,499 75
12 6,500 - 6,999 75
13 7,000 - 7,499 60
14 7,500 - 7,999 60
15 8,000 - 8,499 45
16 8,500 - 8,999 45
17 9,000 - 9,999 30
18 10,000 - 11,999 30
19 12,000 - 12,999 30
20 13,000 - 15,000 20
21 * * *
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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