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LC 3245

Increase elderly homeowner/renter tax credit

2025 Regular Session

Proposes increasing the elderly homeowner/renter tax credit to ease housing costs for seniors; draft died in process.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 3245

Summary of LC 3245: Increase elderly homeowner/renter tax credit

Overview

  • Bill number: LC 3245
  • Title: Increase elderly homeowner/renter tax credit
  • Status: Draft Died in Process
  • Introduced: December 14, 2024
  • Classification/Subject: Taxation (Individuals); Housing

Purpose and intent (based on title)

The bill’s title indicates an aim to increase the tax credit available to elderly individuals who are homeowners or renters. The available information does not include the bill text, so specific purposes, scope, or how the increase would be structured (e.g., for what income ranges, by how much the credit would rise, or any indexing or sunset provisions) are not provided.

Key provisions (text not provided)

  • The exact changes the bill would make are not included in the available records. As a result, it is not possible to detail:
    • The proposed credit amount or percentage
    • Eligibility criteria beyond the general “elderly homeowner/renter” qualifier
    • Any income thresholds, phaseouts, or indexing to inflation
    • Interaction with other tax credits or deductions
    • Sunset provisions or implementation timeline
    • Administrative or enforcement changes

Who would be affected

  • The primary affected group would be elderly residents who own their home or rent housing and qualify for the existing elderly homeowner/renter tax credit. Depending on the final text, affected individuals could vary by age, income, housing status, and residency requirements.

Procedural history and timeline

  • 2024-12-14: Drafter assigned; Draft on hold.
  • 2024-12-14: Draft On Hold (status at that time).
  • 2025-05-27: Died in Process (Draft Died in Process).
  • Current status indicates the bill did not advance and has not become law; no further action is recorded in the provided timeline.

Potential fiscal and policy impact (general observations)

  • If enacted, increasing the elderly housing tax credit could reduce after-tax income for eligible seniors, potentially improving affordability for housing costs.
  • Budgetary impact would depend on the size of the credit and the number of eligible recipients; state revenue implications would require a detailed fiscal analysis once the text is available.
  • Distributional effects would hinge on eligibility rules and credit structure; typically, such changes have more pronounced effects on lower- and middle-income seniors.

Next steps and practical considerations

  • Since the text is not provided, a definitive assessment of provisions or impact is not possible.
  • If the measure is revived in the future, a full bill text, committee hearings, fiscal notes, and amendments would be needed to evaluate its aims, mechanics, and effects.
  • Interested readers should monitor for new drafts, companion bills, or fiscal analyses in the relevant legislative docket for LC 3245 or related elderly housing tax credit proposals.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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