Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 500
An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credits, repealing provisions relating to local resource manufacturing, providing for Reliable Energy Investment Tax Credit, repealing provisions relating to Pennsylvania milk processing and providing for Pennsylvania milk processing; in regional clean hydrogen hubs, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for application and approval of tax credit, for use of tax credits and for applicability; in semiconductor manufacturing and biomedical manufacturing and research, further providing for definitions and for application and approval of tax credit and providing for geothermal energy and for sustainable aviation fuel; and, in application of Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions.
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Summary AI-generated
HB 500 amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to modify Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credits and establish a Reliable Energy Investment Tax Credit. The bill repeals provisions regarding local resource manufacturing and Pennsylvania milk processing while adding new provisions for these sectors, alongside regulations for regional clean hydrogen hubs, semiconductor and biomedical manufacturing, geothermal energy, and sustainable aviation fuel. Additionally, it updates definitions within the application of the Prevailing Wage Act.
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Sponsors + 41 cosponsors
- John Inglis Democratic lead
- Abigail Salisbury Democratic
- Aerion Abney Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Merski Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Carol Kazeem Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Ed Neilson Democratic
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jessica Benham Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Jim Prokopiak Democratic
- Joe McAndrew Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- José Giral Democratic
- Keith Harris Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- Lindsay Powell Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended | lower | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | pass | 106 | 91 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A636 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A654 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A680 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A683 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A693 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A716 | lower | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A691 | lower | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A706 | lower | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A708 | lower | pass | 100 | 97 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| A709 | lower | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 25 | 1 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Report Bill As Amended | lower | pass | 14 | 12 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | pass | 24 | 2 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |