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Topic: Property Tax Relief for VeteransWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation corrects a rule change made in October, 2017 which would have caused individuals to lose their eligibility for tax relief if the veteran, low-income elderly, and disabled person if admitted to a nursing home for an indeterminate amount of time. “Thank you to the Montgomery County Veterans Coalition, the County Officials Association of Tennessee and the Tennessee Office of the Comptroller for their help with this legislation,” said Pitts. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans, Disabled Persons and Elderly Low-income Homeowners Pass in the HouseWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation corrects a rule change made in October, 2017 which would have caused individuals to lose their eligibility for tax relief if the veteran, low-income elderly, and disabled person if admitted to a nursing home for an indeterminate amount of time. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Credit Report Freeze Legislation Headed to Governor for SignatureWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation corrects a rule change made in October, 2017 which would have caused individuals to lose their eligibility for tax relief if the veteran, low-income elderly, and disabled person if admitted to a nursing home for an indeterminate amount of time. “I am hopeful we will see this bill pass and the tax relief programs will be left intact and alone in the future,” said Pitts. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Credit Report Freeze Legislation Passes House FloorWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation corrects a rule change made in October, 2017 which would have caused individuals to lose their eligibility for tax relief if the veteran, low-income elderly, and disabled person if admitted to a nursing home for an indeterminate amount of time. “I am hopeful we will see this bill pass and the tax relief programs will be left intact and alone in the future,” said Pitts. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Property Tax Relief and Credit Report Freeze Legislation Advances in the HouseWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation corrects a rule change made in October, 2017 which would have caused individuals to lose their eligibility for tax relief if the veteran, low-income elderly, and disabled person if admitted to a nursing home for an indeterminate amount of time. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Bounty Hunter Bill DefeatedWritten by Joe Pitts
“I regret we were unable to see this bill advance. We worked with law enforcement, and the bail bond industry for several months to come up with some very common sense changes that would enhance public safety,” Rep. Pitts stated. “The vote was a surprise given the lack of questions or concerns raised by the committee during the hearing. I hope another tragedy, like the one in our community in 2017, doesn’t happen before needed changes are made.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Curtis Johnson: News from the Tennessee Capitol, February 18th, 2018Written by Curtis Johnson
Tennessee Reconnect builds off the groundbreaking Tennessee Promise program, which provides high school graduates two years of tuition-free community or technical college, by establishing a last-dollar scholarship for adults to earn an associate degree or technical certificate free of tuition or mandatory fees. By 2025, at least half the jobs in our state will require a college degree or certificate. Tennessee will lead in creating highly-skilled jobs if we make sure that Tennesseans are ready for those jobs, and there is no smarter investment than increasing access to high quality education. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Bounty Hunter Bill Goes Before First Committee Next WeekWritten by Joe Pitts
This legislation was filed after a tragic event in Clarksville where bounty hunters chased a vehicle through the streets of Clarksville at a very high rate of speed and a father of 3 was ultimately shot and killed. This victim was an innocent man, unnecessarily killed due to the gross negligence of persons acting as bounty hunters. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Veterans, Low Income Elderly and Disabled Property Tax Relief Bill AdvancesWritten by Joe Pitts
“There were four competing proposals to provide property tax relief for disabled veterans, low income senior citizens and permanently disabled citizens, and I teamed up with Rep. John Forgety (R-Athens), a retired US Army First Sergeant, to help push House Bill 20 out of the Local Government Committee,” Pitts said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts Files Several Important Pieces of LegislationWritten by Joe Pitts
Property Tax Relief for Veterans, Disabled and Elderly Homeowners – House Bill 20/Senate Bill 23 (Sen. Mark Green (R-Clarksville) is our attempt to undo the changes made to this program in 2015 by the passage of the “Save the Tax Relief Act”, sponsored by Rep. John Ragan (R-Oak Ridge). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
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