Rep. Tim Briggs

A Resolution recognizing the month of May 2017 as "Rainforest Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania and urging Commonwealth residents to become aware of the disappearing rainforests worldwide and to make choices that can lead to protection of those remaining areas.

A Resolution designating the month of May 2017 as "Bike Month," the week of May 15 through 19, 2017, as "Bike to Work Week" and May 19, 2017, as "Bike to Work Day" in Pennsylvania.

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.

A Resolution recognizing the week of May 7 through 13, 2017, as "Women's Lung Health Week" in Pennsylvania to encourage all residents of this Commonwealth to learn more about the detection and treatment of lung cancer.

A Resolution designating May 10, 2017, as "Annual Stigma Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

A Resolution designating May 14, 2017, as "Apraxia Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

A Resolution designating May 15, 2017, as "Trauma Registrars Day" in Pennsylvania.

An Act Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, regulating controlled plants and noxious weeds; establishing the Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee; providing for powers and duties of the Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee; imposing powers and duties on the Secretary of Agriculture and municipalities; prescribing penalties; establishing a category of controlled plants and providing for the permitting of controlled plants; abrogating regulations; and making related repeals.

A Resolution designating the month of May 2017 as "Academic Achievement Month" in Pennsylvania and honoring those who have exemplified academic success in their courses of study.

A Resolution honoring Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe by designating May 20, 2017, as "Jim Thorpe Day" in Pennsylvania.