An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for definitions, for imposition of tax and for exclusions from tax, providing for marketplace providers and marketplace sellers and further providing for remote sales reports; in personal income tax, providing for the Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program Tax Exemption, repealing provisions relating to contribution for Korea/Vietnam Memorial National Education Center, further providing for operational provisions, providing for definitions, further providing for requirement of withholding tax, providing for withholding tax requirement for non-employer payors, further providing for information statement, providing for information statement for non-employer payors and for information statement for payees, further providing for time for filing withholding returns, providing for time for filing payors' returns, further providing for payment of taxes withheld, providing for payment of taxes withheld for non-employer payors, further providing for liability for withheld taxes, providing for payor's liability for withheld taxes and for payor's failure to withhold, further providing for amount of withholding tax and for treatment of nonresident partners, members or shareholders, providing for withholding on income and for annual withholding statement and further providing for requirements concerning returns, notices, records and statements and for additions, penalties and fees; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions and providing for qualified manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction; in realty transfer tax, further providing for definitions and for exempt parties; providing for tax credit eligibility; in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions and for credit for qualified film production expenses, providing for film production tax credit districts and establishing the Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program; in city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for certifications, for restrictions and for transfer of property; in neighborhood improvement zones, providing for transfer of property; in keystone opportunity zones, keystone opportunity expansion zones and keystone opportunity improvement zones, further providing for additional keystone opportunity zones; in inheritance tax, further providing for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment; in Public Transportation Assistance Fund, further providing for fund; providing for fireworks; in procedure and administration, further providing for petition for reassessment and for review by board; providing for tobacco master settlement payment revenue bonds and sale of revenue; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Oct 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Feb 17, 2017
Signed Oct 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Oct 30, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Oct 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
upper
Oct 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Oct 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
upper
Oct 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House
lower
Oct 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 2598 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Oct 17, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to RULES
lower
Oct 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
lower
Oct 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 2536 Amended in House Committee on RULES
lower
Sep 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jul 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jul 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2259 Re-reported as amended
upper
Jun 27, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
May 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to FINANCE
upper
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 8, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
PN 1563 Reported as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
PN 0568 Referred to FINANCE
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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