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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BOYD, CARROLL, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, GRUCELA, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, MICOZZIE, MOUL, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SAINATO, SCHRODER, K. SMITH, SWANGER AND THOMAS, APRIL 3, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES, APRIL 3, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), entitled |
2 | "An act providing for a State Lottery and administration |
3 | thereof; authorizing the creation of a State Lottery |
4 | Commission; prescribing its powers and duties; disposition of |
5 | funds; violations and penalties therefor; exemption of prizes |
6 | from State and local taxation and making an appropriation," |
7 | in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly, further |
8 | defining "income." |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. The definition of "income" in section 502 of the |
12 | act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State |
13 | Lottery Law, amended November 26, 2003 (P.L.212, No.37), is |
14 | amended to read: |
15 | Section 502. Definitions. |
16 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
17 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
18 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
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2 | "Income." [All] (1) Except as otherwise provided for in |
3 | paragraph (2), all income from whatever source derived, |
4 | including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, bonuses, |
5 | commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support |
6 | money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of |
7 | any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement |
8 | benefits, all benefits received under the Social Security Act |
9 | (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et. seq.) [(except Medicare |
10 | benefits)], all benefits received under State unemployment |
11 | insurance laws and veterans' disability payments, all interest |
12 | received from the Federal Government or any state government or |
13 | any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, realized |
14 | capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross |
15 | amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance |
16 | benefits and proceeds, [except the first $10,000 of the total |
17 | of] death benefits payments in excess of $5,000, and gifts of |
18 | cash or property[, other than transfers by gift between members |
19 | of a household,] in excess of a total value of $300[, but shall |
20 | not include surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a |
21 | government agency or property tax rebate]. |
22 | (2) The term does not include: Medicare benefits; gifts of |
23 | cash or property transferred between members of a household; |
24 | gifts of coupons, vouchers or certificates redeemable for |
25 | property provided that the recipients of such coupons, vouchers |
26 | or certificates do not sell, transfer or exchange them for cash |
27 | in excess of a total value of $300 when combined with the value |
28 | of any gifts of cash or property under paragraph (1); or surplus |
29 | food or other relief in kind supplied by a government agency or |
30 | property tax rebate. |
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2 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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