PA HB1257

Proposes amending Article VIII, Section 2(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution to expand real property tax exemptions for veterans with service-connected disabilities discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

Veterans rated 50% to 100% disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would receive a property tax exemption on their primary residence equivalent to their disability percentage.

Veterans compensated at 100% disability through federal programs for those unable to work due to service-connected disabilities would receive a full exemption from all real property taxes.

Extends full property tax exemption to unmarried surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty, were taken as prisoners of war, or declared missing in action.

Requires passage by two consecutive sessions of the General Assembly followed by voter approval at a general or municipal election to amend the state constitution.