HB 4922

Abstract

Amends the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption in the Property Tax Code. Provides that, beginning in taxable year 2004, eligibility for the exemption is determined based on "adjusted household income" (now, based on "household income"). Defines "adjusted household income" as household income minus legitimate medical expenses. Defines "legitimate medical expenses" as medical expenses paid by the applicant or a member of the applicant's household during the calendar year preceding the taxable year that are deductible as individual medical expenses under the federal Internal Revenue Code. Effective immediately.