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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, ORIE, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, FERLO, WOZNIAK, RAFFERTY, LOGAN, GREENLEAF, WAUGH, M. WHITE, PIPPY, WONDERLING AND D. WHITE, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO FINANCE, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special |
3 | provisions. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby resolves as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
7 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with the provisions of |
8 | Article XI: |
9 | That section 2(b)(vi) of Article VIII be amended to read: |
10 | § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. |
11 | * * * |
12 | (b) The General Assembly may, by law: |
13 | * * * |
14 | (vi) Authorize local taxing authorities to exclude from |
15 | taxation an amount based on the assessed value of homestead |
16 | property. The exclusions authorized by this clause shall not |
17 | exceed [one-half of the median assessed value of all] 100% of |
18 | the assessed value of each homestead property within a local |
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1 | taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not increase |
2 | the millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for these |
3 | exclusions. |
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5 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
6 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
7 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
8 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
9 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
10 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
11 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
12 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
13 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
14 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
15 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
16 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
17 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
18 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
19 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
20 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
21 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
22 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
23 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
24 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
25 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
26 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
27 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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