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, for exclusions from tax, for licenses, for persons required to make returns, for tax held in trust for the Commonwealth, for assessment, for collection of tax and for crimes and providing for class actions; in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income, providing for contributions for Veterans' Trust Fund, further providing for returns of married individuals, deceased or disabled individuals and fiduciaries and providing for paid tax return preparers and required information on personal income tax returns; in corporate net income tax, further providing for manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction; in realty transfer tax, further providing for definitions and for excluded transactions and providing for transfer of tax; in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions, for carryover, carryback and assignment of credit, for limitations, for film production tax credit districts, for definitions, for carryover, carryback and assignment of tax credit and for limitations; in resource enhancement and protection tax credit, further providing for definitions, for Resource Enhancement and Protection Tax Credit Program, for tax credits, for project certification and for annual tax credits; in historic preservation incentive tax credit, further providing for definitions and for tax credit certificates, establishing the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Administration Account, further providing for carryover, carryback and assignment of credit, for pass-through entity, providing for annual report to General Assembly, further providing for application of Internal Revenue Code and for limitation and providing for recapture; in coal refuse energy and reclamation tax credit, further providing for definitions, for application and approval of tax credit and for limitation on tax credits; in tax credit for new jobs, further providing for application process; in city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions and for restrictions; in manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for definitions, for rural growth funds, for requirements, for rural growth fund failure to comply, for reporting obligations, for business firms, for tax credit certificates, for claiming the tax credit, for prohibitions, for revocation of tax credit certificates and for exit; in neighborhood assistance tax credit, further providing for definitions, for public policy and for tax credit; in keystone opportunity zones, keystone opportunity expansion zones and keystone opportunity improvement zones, providing for additional designations; in mixed-use development tax credit, further providing for mixed-use development tax credits; in inheritance tax, further providing for inheritance tax; in table game taxes, reenacting provisions relating to table game taxes and further providing for expiration; in strategic development areas, further providing for sales and use tax and for local sales and use tax; in computer data center equipment incentive program, further providing for limitations; providing for independent public schools; and making a related repeal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Jun 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
PN 2266 Re-reported as amended
upper
Jun 26, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Jun 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to FINANCE
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
PN 0233 Referred to FINANCE
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl Metzgar
RRepublican
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
David R. Millard
RRepublican
Co
David S. Hickernell
RRepublican
Co
Eric Nelson
RRepublican
Co
George Dunbar
RRepublican
Co
Harry Readshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Rader
RRepublican
Co
Jim Cox
RRepublican
Co
John Lawrence
RRepublican
Co
Keith Greiner
RRepublican
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