HARRISBURG, PA —Legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick that will allow more disabled veterans to receive property tax relief was unanimously approved Monday by the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
The Montgomery County Republican’s Senate Bill 194 moves to the full Senate for approval.
The bill calls for amending the law to exclude federal Veterans Aid and Attendance benefits as income when calculating eligibility for the state’s 100 percent Disabled Veterans’ Property Tax Exemption program.
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Veteran Aid and Attendance is a federal program designed to assist disabled veterans with daily activities so that they can remain in their homes.
“When those servicemen and women are injured in the line of duty, we as a grateful state need to ensure that they receive the proper aid and benefits they deserve,” Pennycuick said.
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Pennycuick is also sponsoring Senate Bill 844, which would allow for a reduction in the assessed value of a disabled veteran’s property value for tax assessment. The assessed values would be lowered in relation to the individual’s disability rating.
“There is no more fundamental level of support we can provide to our disabled veterans than the promise of keeping them in their homes,” the senator said. “For many of these heroes, property taxes threaten this basic right.”
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