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PA HB511
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carol Kazeem
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to expand real property tax exemptions for disabled veterans by explicitly including mental conditions in addition to physical conditions as qualifying service-connected disabilities
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Veterans with 100% permanent disability (physical or mental) declared by the US Veterans Administration would be exempt from all real property taxes on their residence
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Qualifying conditions include blindness, paraplegia, double or quadruple amputation, or total service-connected disability, with eligibility determined by the State Veterans' Commission based on financial need
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Extends the tax exemption to unmarried surviving spouses of eligible veterans, subject to State Veterans' Commission need determination
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Requires passage by the General Assembly in two consecutive sessions followed by voter approval at a general or municipal election
Legislative Description
A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions relating to payment of real property taxes.
Last Action
Referred to Finance
2/5/2025