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Senate Finance Committee

459 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA  17120-3016
(717) 787-1349

Senator Patrick M. Browne
Chairman

Stacey M. Connors, Esq
Executive Director
sconnors@pasen.gov

Finance Committee Meeting
April 25, 2007
9:30 a.m. in Room 461

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Senate Bill 90 (Senator Tomlinson): Amending the Tax Reform Code of 1971, further providing for charitable contributions by taxpayers. Amends Contributions to Breast and Cervical Cancer Research, Contributions for Wild Resource Conservations, Contributions for Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness sections, to provide that, if there is no refund, the individual may also designate a contribution if the amount of the contribution is paid by the individual.

Amendment A00500 (Senator Browne): This amendment extends the language provided for in SB 90 to the other check-offs provided for in section 315:

  • §315.7: Contributions for Juvenile Diabetes Cure Research Fund, and
  • §315.8: Contributions for Military Family Relief Assistance.

Senate Bill 491 (Senator Kasunic): Amends the General County Assessment Law, allowing an increase in the income level for exemption from less than $5,000 to less than $12,000 per annum from per capita, or similar head tax, occupation tax and occupational privilege tax, and allowing an exemption for any person 65 years of age or older whose total income from all sources is less than $12,500 per annum from its per capita or similar head tax.

Senate Bill 492 (Senator Kasunic): Amends the Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law, allowing an increase in the income level for exemption from less than $5,000 to less than $12,000 from per capita or similar head tax, occupation tax and occupational privilege tax, and allowing an exemption for any person 65 years of age or older whose total income from all sources is less than $12,500 per annum from its per capita or similar head tax.

Senate Bill 493 (Senator Kasunic): Amends the Local Tax Enabling Act, allowing an exemption for any person sixty five years of age or older whose total income from all sources is less than $12,500 per annum from the per capita or similar head tax.

Senate Bill 763 (Senator Browne): Amends the Local Tax Enabling Act to clarify that residential tenant leases are not subject to tax under this act.

Senate Bill 777 (Senator Browne): Amends the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law regarding delinquent tax collection.

 

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