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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1649 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Wendy Fink (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Referred to Finance.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendy FinkPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Scott BargerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Bud CookCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Barb GleimCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse199
Mike JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Charity KrupaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Brad RoaeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Alec RyncavageCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse119
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Dane WatroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Finance

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source