Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 1649
An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, eliminating school district property taxes; imposing county and school district taxes; establishing the School District Emergency Fund and the School District Property Tax Elimination Fund; consolidating Articles II and III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971; in preliminary provisions relating to sales and use tax, providing for definitions; in taxation generally relating to sales and use tax, providing for exclusions and for transfer to county sales and use tax accounts; in preliminary provisions relating to personal income tax, providing for definitions; and making repeals.
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HB 1649 proposes amending Pennsylvania statutes to eliminate school district property taxes while imposing new county and school district taxes. The bill establishes the School District Emergency Fund and the School District Property Tax Elimination Fund, consolidates specific articles of the Tax Reform Code of 1971, and modifies definitions and exclusions for sales and use taxes and personal income tax.
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Sponsors + 14 cosponsors
- Wendy Fink Republican lead
- Alec Ryncavage Republican
- Barb Gleim Republican
- Brad Roae Republican
- Bud Cook Republican
- Charity Krupa Republican
- Craig Staats Republican
- Dane Watro Republican
- Dave Zimmerman Republican
- Doyle Heffley Republican
- Jamie Flick Republican
- Jamie Walsh Republican
- Marc Anderson Republican
- Mike Jones Republican
- Scott Barger Republican