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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 168 amends the Taxpayer Relief Act to update senior citizen property tax and rent rebate definitions
Last action · January 16, 2025: Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 16, 2025Sponsors: Bob Merski and 24 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 168 amends the definition of "income" under the Taxpayer Relief Act regarding senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance by removing expired eligibility provisions tied to December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2016, while retaining protections for recipients whose household income exceeds limits solely due to Social Security s as of December 31, 2018.
Determines program eligibility criteria and calculations for older and disabled residents applying for state property tax and rent relief.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Senior citizens
Their eligibility calculations for property tax and rent rebates are modified by updates to statutory income definitions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does House Bill 168 change regarding property tax and rent rebates?
How are Social Security benefits counted toward income under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, Jan. 16, 2025
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