Official:Amending Section 19-1301.1 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Homestead Exclusion,” to increase the amount of the homestead exclusion, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: May 12, 2022
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill increases the amount of the homestead exclusion in Philadelphia's property tax law. The current exclusion amounts are $65,000 for tax years 2023 and beyond, $45,000 for tax years 2020-2022, and $40,000 for tax year 2019.
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The bill increases the amount of the homestead exclusion as follows
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