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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY LEVDANSKY, SEIP, SCAVELLO, SAINATO, MIRABITO, PALLONE, GIBBONS, FRANKEL, WHITE, BAKER, SIPTROTH, STABACK, MAHONEY, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, D. COSTA, CALTAGIRONE, HORNAMAN, KULA, MARKOSEK, MELIO, DeWEESE, THOMAS, READSHAW, MURPHY, O'NEILL, GRUCELA, WANSACZ, McILVAINE SMITH, SHAPIRO, SABATINA, GALLOWAY, BISHOP, P. COSTA, YUDICHAK, YOUNGBLOOD, KORTZ, PEIFER, HOUGHTON, R. TAYLOR AND KESSLER, APRIL 30, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, APRIL 30, 2010 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, providing for special tax provisions. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby resolves as follows: |
5 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
6 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
7 | That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a |
8 | clause to read: |
9 | § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. |
10 | * * * |
11 | (b) The General Assembly may, by law: |
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13 | (vii) Provide that, subject to limitations established by |
14 | act of the General Assembly, the amount of the assessment of |
15 | residential real property shall not be increased due to any |
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1 | improvements made to the property by the owner of the property |
2 | during the period the person owns the residence. |
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4 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
5 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
6 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
7 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
8 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
9 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
10 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
11 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
12 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
13 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
14 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
15 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
16 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
17 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
18 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
19 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
20 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
21 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
22 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
23 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
24 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
25 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
26 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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