PRINTER'S NO. 3228
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2378
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY ABNEY, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, KINSEY, GIRAL,
SANCHEZ, NEILSON, JAMES, KHAN AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
JUNE 4, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES,
JUNE 4, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled
"An act providing for a State Lottery and administration
thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery
Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of
funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes
from State and local taxation and making an appropriation,"
in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further
providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "income" in section 502 of the
act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State
Lottery Law, is amended to read:
Section 502. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Income." All income from whatever source derived,
including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses,
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commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support
money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of
any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement
benefits, all benefits received under the Social Security Act
(49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. ยง 301 et. seq.) net of amounts withheld
for Medicare Part B premium payment, all benefits received under
State unemployment insurance laws, all interest received from
the Federal Government or any state government or any
instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized
capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross
amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance
benefits and proceeds, except the first $10,000 of the total of
death benefits payments, and gifts of cash or property, other
than transfers by gift between members of a household, in excess
of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus food or
other relief in kind supplied by a government agency, the
principal and any interest accrued from a savings bond or
property tax rebate nor shall the term include any State
veterans' benefit payments.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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