Bills affecting Senior (65+, Medicare/SS) in Pennsylvania (2026 session)

In assessments of persons and property, providing for senior property tax freeze.

Further providing for definitions and for license application.

In senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for filing and payment of claim.

In administration, further providing for immunity from civil and criminal liability; in reporting suspected abuse by employees, further providing for reports to department and coroner, for restrictions on employees, for confidentiality of and access to confidential reports and for penalties; providing for Older Adult Abuse Registry; and imposing penalties.

In sale of property, providing for protection of senior homeowners experiencing financial hardship.

In senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for definitions.

In assessments of persons and property, providing for senior citizen property tax freeze.

In State funds formula, further providing for certification and calculation of minimum and maximum modifiers and for Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund, providing for senior citizen tax relief and further providing for State property tax reduction allocation.

In hunting and furtaking, providing for harvesting of certain antlered deer by senior license holders.

In senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, further providing for definitions and for filing and payment of claim. Amending the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law, in State Lottery, further providing for disposition of funds.

In membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities; in membership, credited service, classes of service, and eligibility for benefits relating to retirement for State employees and officers, further providing for mandatory and optional membership in the system and participation in the plan; and, in benefits, further providing for termination of annuities.

In tax relief in cities of the first class, further providing for supplemental senior citizen tax reduction; and, in senior citizens property tax and rent rebate assistance, providing for income calculation and further providing for property tax and rent rebate.

Providing for applications for medicare supplement policies.

Providing for training for long-term care, for criteria for nurse aides and for limitation on department.

Providing for 2026 special ad hoc municipal police and firefighter postretirement adjustment; in financing of special ad hoc adjustment, further providing for reimbursement by Commonwealth for 2002 special ad hoc adjustment; and, in administrative provisions, further providing for municipal retirement system certification of adjustments paid and of reimbursable amounts and for municipal receipt of reimbursement payment.

Authorizing senior citizens to claim an exemption from tax increases as to certain real property; and providing for termination of the exemption.

Providing for annual open enrollment period; and abrogating a regulation.

Establishing the Older Adult Cable TV Rebate Program, conferring powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and providing for cable television service reimbursement rebates for eligible older adults.

In preliminary provisions relating to retirement for school employees, further providing for definitions.

Providing for prescription drug cost credits in health insurance; and imposing penalties.