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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY TAX RELIEF

     Introduced By: Representative Helio Melo

     Date Introduced: May 08, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 44-33-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-33 entitled "Property

Tax Relief" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     44-33-4. Claim is personal. -- The right to file a claim under this chapter is personal to

the claimant and shall not survive his or her death, but the right may be exercised on behalf of a

claimant by his or her legal guardian or attorney-in-fact. If a claimant dies after having filed a

timely claim, the amount of the claim is shall be disbursed to another member of the household

on a prorata basis based on the date of death, as determined by the tax administrator. If the

claimant was the only member of his or her household, the claim may be paid to his or her

executor or administrator, but if neither is appointed and qualified within two (2) years of the

filing of the claim, the amount of the claim shall escheat to the state.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY TAX RELIEF

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     This act would make the property relief tax credit of an elderly and/or disabled claimant

available to another member of the household on a prorata basis as of the date of a claimant's

death.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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