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A08496
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1871
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TAYLOR, W. KELLER, WHITE, THOMAS, O'BRIEN,
DRISCOLL, BOYLE, NEILSON, GODSHALL, COHEN, YOUNGBLOOD,
DeLISSIO, ROSS, M. DALEY AND KILLION, MARCH 15, 2016
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, JUNE 14, 2016
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in taxation and finance, further providing
for exemptions and special provisions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a
paragraph to read:
ยง 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
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(b) The General Assembly may, by law:
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(vii) Permit the City of Philadelphia A CITY OF THE FIRST
CLASS to impose taxes for the benefit of the City of
Philadelphia CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS on real estate used for
business purposes at a tax rate that exceeds the tax rate
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applicable to other real estate, in accordance with the
following:
(A) So long as a rate variance is in effect, the rate
applicable to other real estate may combined rate of taxes on
real estate used for business purpos es imposed by the city of
the first class or authorized by the city of the first class for
its school district shall not vary by more than fifteen percent
from the rate applicable to real estate used for business
purposes combined ra te of taxes on other real estate imposed or
authorized by the city of the first class .
(B) The General Assembly may SHALL require the City of
Philadelphia CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS to reduce the aggregate
revenue from other taxes imposed for the benefit of the City of
Philadelphia CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS both on businesses and any
wage and net profits tax by the amount of any real estate tax
revenues attributable to the variance.
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Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
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advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
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