PRINTER'S NO. 3404
No. 2548 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY MASLAND, FARGO, E. Z. TAYLOR, L. I. COHEN, GEIST,
STISH, BAKER, PETTIT, SHEEHAN, HALUSKA, SERAFINI, WALKO,
GODSHALL, ARMSTRONG, RUBLEY, SATHER, BELARDI, FLICK, PLATTS,
McGILL, CLARK, TRAVAGLIO, COLAFELLA, ITKIN, SAINATO, EGOLF,
STABACK, EVANS AND ROONEY, APRIL 10, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 10, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 14, 1991 (P.L.342, No.36), entitled
2 "An act providing for the preservation of the State Lottery
3 Fund; further providing for pharmaceutical assistance for the
4 elderly; further providing for transportation assistance to
5 the elderly; providing for pharmaceutical purchasing;
6 conferring powers and duties upon the Department of Aging,
7 the Department of Revenue and the Department of
8 Transportation; imposing penalties; and making repeals,"
9 further defining "income" for purposes of pharmaceutical
10 assistance for the elderly.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The definition of "income" in section 302 of the
14 act of August 14, 1991 (P.L.342, No.36), known as the Lottery
15 Fund Preservation Act, is amended to read:
16 Section 302. Definitions.
17 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
18 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
19 context clearly indicates otherwise:
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1 "Income." All income from whatever source derived,
2 including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses,
3 commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support
4 money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of
5 any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement
6 benefits, all benefits received under the Federal Social
7 Security Act (except Medicare benefits), all benefits received
8 under State unemployment insurance laws and veterans' disability
9 payments, all interest received from the Federal Government or
10 any state government, or any instrumentality or political
11 subdivision thereof, realized capital gains, rentals, excluding
12 expenses which are ordinarily incurred in and necessary for the
13 production of or collection of rents or the management,
14 conservation or maintenance of rents, workmen's compensation and
15 the gross amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life
16 insurance benefits and proceeds, except the first $5,000 of the
17 total of death benefits payments, and gifts of cash or property,
18 other than transfers by gift between members of a household, in
19 excess of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus
20 food or other relief in kind supplied by a government agency or
21 property tax rebate.
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23 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1996.
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