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Committee approves amendment to HB 1678 clarifying senior rebate tied to local school taxes
Summary
The committee unanimously passed House Bill 1678 as amended. An amendment (A0563) clarifies that approved claimants age 65 receive a rebate equal to the local school taxes they paid in the current fiscal year; committee members described the change as targeted property tax relief.
The committee voted unanimously to pass House Bill 1678 as amended, the chair said.
The executive director told the committee that amendment A0563 "is covering the amount of a rebate, which ... the claimants that shall receive a rebate shall receive a rebate in an amount equal to the local school taxes paid by the approved claimant in the current fiscal year regarding, regarding if they are the age of 65 versus the age of 64." The executive director confirmed the language refers to local school property taxes.
A committee member thanked the majority for working with the minority on the clarification and said the change provides property tax relief for residents across the commonwealth. "We support property tax relief for residents across this commonwealth," the committee member said, adding the amendment will allow every school district and their residents to take advantage of the opportunity.
In committee proceedings, members signaled bipartisan support for the amendment and for the bill as amended; the chair then declared HB 1678 passed the committee unanimously as amended. Earlier in the meeting the executive director had described HB 1678 as a measure that would amend the gross receipts tax to include digital advertising revenue.
By passing HB 1678 as amended, the committee advances the bill to the House floor for further consideration.
