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Finance Committee 09/22/08
The
Senate Finance Committee met on Monday, September 22, 2008, and reported
out the following bills:
As
Committed (8-2):
Senate Bill 1584 (PN 2407)(Armstrong) This bill establishes the
Protecting Pennsylvania's Investments Act by providing for divesture of
investments in companies doing business in Iran and Sudan.
As
Amended (unanimously):
Senate Bill 1231 (PN 2409)(Madigan) This bill amends the Tax
Code to exclude the sale at retail of repair or replacements parts for
use in aircraft or aircraft components and to extend the small brewers
tax credit.
As
Amended (8-2):
House Bill 1086 (PN 4389)(Shapiro) This bill establishes the
Protecting Pennsylvania's Investments Act by providing for divesture of
investments in companies doing business in Iran and Sudan.
As
Amended (6-4):
Senate Bill 1258 (PN 2410)(Rhoades) This bill amends the Fourth
to Eighth Class and Selective County Assessment Law further providing
for appeals by municipalities.
House Bill 1439 (PN 4390)(Seip) This bill amends the
Third Class County Assessment Board Law further providing for appeals by
corporate authorities.
Finance Committee 07/03/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 2, 2008, and reported the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
House Bill 377 (PN 4086)(D. Evans) This bill amends the tax code
to expand the net operating loss provision, increase the eligibility
limits for special tax forgiveness for low-income Pennsylvanians,
increase the amount that small businesses may deduct as Section 179
expenses, and amend the CNI to expand the sales factor to 85%.
House Bill 2231 (PN 4088)(D. Evans) This bill amends the Capital
Facilities Debt Enabling Act to increase the limit on redevelopment
assistance capital projects debt outstanding.
Senate Bill 1425 (PN 2082)(Fontana) This bill amends the New
Home Construction Local Tax Abatement Act to further provide for time
and issuance of an occupancy permit to a property owner.
Finance Committee 06/27/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Friday, June 27, 2008, and reported out the following
bill:
As Committed (9-1):
House Bill 2167 (PN 3950)(Williams) This bill amends the
Community and Economic Improvement Act to impose a Philadelphia
hospitality promotion tax.
Finance Committee 06/26/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Thursday, June 26, 2008, and reported out the following
bill:
As Amended (7-4):
House Bill 377 (PN 4086)(D. Evans) This bill as amended guts the
House passed bill and inserts the Senate passed versions of Senate Bills
1385, 1386, 1387, and 1388. The legislation now provides for changes in
the provisions of the tax code relating to the net operating loss of the
corporate net income tax, special tax forgiveness eligibility, section
179 expenses for small business, and the sales factor apportionment to
corporations.
Finance Committee 06/25/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, and reported the following
bills:
As Committed (7-4):
Senate Bill 1247 (PN 1690)(Rhoades) This bill amends the Fourth
to Eighth Class and Selective County Assessment Law to provide for an
appeal by corporate authorities may be taken from an assessment.
House Bill 1438 (PN 2482)(Seip) This bill amends the Third Class
County Assessment Board further providing for appeals by corporate
authorities.
Finance Committee 06/18/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Resolution 309 (PN 2004)(Wonderling) This resolution
directs the LB&FC to conduct a fiscal impact study on the pension and
postretirement health benefits of the PA Public School Employees'
Retirement System and the PA State Employees' Retirement System.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 404 (PN 2210)(Browne) This bill proposes an
amendment to the Constitution further providing for the granting of the
homestead exclusion to 100% of the assessed value of each property
within a local taxing jurisdiction.
Finance Committee 06/02/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Monday, June 2, 2008, and reported out the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1385 (PN 2083)(Corman) This bill amends the Tax
Code further providing for corpoarate net income and for the definition
of "taxable income."
Senate Bill 1386 (PN 2078)(Regola) This bill amends the Tax Code
to further provide for special tax provisions for poverty.
Senate Bill 1387 (PN 2079)(Vance) This bill amends the Tax Code
further providing for classes of income for purposes of the personal
income tax.
Senate Bill 1388 (PN 2084)(Eichelberger) This bill amends the
Tax Code further providing for corporate income and for the definition
of "taxable income."
Senate Bill 1412 (PN 2065)(Pippy) This bill amends the Keystone
Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone
Opportunity Improvement Zone Act by providing for extensions for
unoccupied parcels, for substitution of parcels outside a subzone, and
for sales and use tax and ccorporate net income tax.
Finance Committee 05/07/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, and reported the following
bill:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1350 (PN 1971)(Browne) This bill creates the
Taxpayer Transparency Act to enable taxpayers to access the details on
how the Commonwealth is spending their tax dollars and what performance
results are achieved for those expenditures.
Finance Committee 04/09/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, and reported the following
bills from committee:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1297(PN 1796)(Browne) This bill amends the Fiscal
Code to extend the authorization for the State Treasurer to use the
prudent person rule to make investments.
Senate Bill 1314 (PN 1851)(Baker)This bill amends the Tax Code
to add an article authorizing a volunteer responders retention and
recruitment tax credit.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1316 (PN 1936)(Baker) This bill amends the Tax Code
to add an article authorizing a volunteer firefighter and emergency
medical services worker employee tax credit.
Finance Committee 02/11/08
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Monday, February 11, 2008, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1169 (PN 1587)(Dinniman) This bill provides for
municipal volunteer emergency responder incentives.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 596 (PN 1759)(Orie) This bill amends Titles 24
(Education) and 71 (State Government) changing the name of the State
Employees Retirement System to the "Government Employees Retirement
System" and establishing the Local Government Police Employees'
Retirement Board and changes the date references for participating
entities.
Senate Bill 1093 (PN 1761)(Orie) This bill amends the Police
Pension Funds Law to close an unintentional gap in the survivor benefit
coverage for a small number of surviving spouses of police officers who
retired before the effective date of Act 30 of 2006 and died after the
act's effective date.
Senate Bill 1248 (PN 1762)(Rhoades) This bill amends the
Taxpayer Relief Act to provide for home heating relief to senior
citizens and others who are eligible to receive property and rent
assistance.
As Amended (7-4):
Senate Bill 1012 (PN 1760)(Regola) This bill amends the Local
Tax Enabling Act from collecting an amusement tax from fixed site
amusement parks or water parks.
Finance Committee 01/16/08
The Senate Finance Committee met on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 and took
action as follows:
Reported as amended:
SB 1229 PN 1693
(Browne): This legislation is entitled the “High-Tech & Manufacturing
Stimulus Act”. It amends the act of March 4, 1971, known as the Tax
Reform Code of 1971. It provides, in corporate net income, for the
definition of “taxable income”.
Finance Committee 12/05/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, December 5, 2007, and reported the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
House Bill 1877 (PN 2574)(Buxton) This bill amends the County
Code further providing for authorization of an increase in the hotel tax
in Dauphin County.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 1063 (PN 1618)(Earll) This bill amends the Local Tax
Enabling Act to consolidate the collection of earned income taxes at the
county-wide level.
Finance Committee 10/24/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, October 24, 2007, and reported the following
bill:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 647 (PN 699)(Logan) This bill amends the Second
Class County Code to further provide for county employee retirement
allowances.
Finance Committee 10/15/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Monday, October 15, 2007, and reported the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 65 (PN 86) (Wozniak) This bill amends the Keystone
Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone
Opportunity Improvement Zone Act to further provide for such zones, for
tax credit determination and for expiration of the act.
As Amended (9-1):
House Bill 169 (PN 2631) (Solobay) This bill amends the Local
Option Small Games of Chance Act to further provide for prize limits,
for eligibility, advertising, record keeping, and use of locations.
As Amended (7-3):
Senate Bill 777 (PN 1456) (Browne) This bill amends the
Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law to change the date and the rate of
which interest is charged on certain delinquent taxes and other
municipal claims relative to the duties of third-party collectors and
the collection process.
Finance Committee 06/20/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(Unanimously):
Senate Bill 978 (PN 1183)(Folmer) This bill amends the Bingo Law
to change the licensing of bingo associations, increase the total prize
amount that may be awarded in a calendar day, change record keeping
requirements, and provide for educational requirements for bingo
operators.
As Amended
(Unanimously):
Senate Bill 845 (PN 1201)(Browne) This bill amends the Local
Option Small Games of Chance Act by providing additional rules, amending
prize limits, allowing for progressive and insured games, and providing
for licensing of associations involved in small games of chance.
Finance Committee 06/18/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 375 (PN 161)(Boscola) This bill amends the Vounteer
Firefighters' Relief Association Act to provide for the permanent
establishment of certain tax exemptions.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 97 (pn 1166)(D. White) This bill amends the Tax Code
for further provide for bank and trust company shares tax.
Senate Bill 690 (PN 1167)(Waugh) This bill creates the Resource
Enhancement and Protection Tax Credit Program for the stewardship of
agricultural lands and riparian corridors.
Senate Bill 961 (PN 1168)(Eichelberger) This bill amends the
Local Tax Enabling Act to allow third class cities (Hazelton) to levy an
additional percentage of earned income tax to be used for pensions.
Finance Committee 06/06/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, and reported out the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
House Bill 876 (PN 1446)(D. Evans) This bill amends Title 71
(State Government) by further providing for the actuarial cost method as
it relates to the employer contribution rate on behalf of active
members.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 23 (PN 1100)(O'Pake) This bill amends the Tax Code
authorizing a tax credit for volunteer firefighters for purposes of
personal income tax and for volunteer emergency medical services
personnel for purposes of personal income tax.
As Amended (6-3):
Senate Bill 7 (PN 1099)(Regola) This bill proposes an amendment
to the Constitution providing for spending limitations.
Senate Bill 707 (PN 1101)(Folmer) This bill is cited as the
Taxpayer Protection Act by establishing spending limitations on the
Commonwealth.
Finance Committee 05/21/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Monday, May 21, 2007, and reported out the following
bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 826 (PN 1009)(Armstrong) This bill amends Title 71
(State Government) to further provide that the employer contribution
rate on behalf of active members shall be no less than 4% for each
fiscal year after 2006.
As Committed (10-1):
Senate Bill 413 (PN 460)(Browne) This bill amends the Second
Class County Code to add assessment of sign and sign structures.
Finance Committee 04/25/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, April 25, 2007, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 491 (PN 532)(Kasunic) This bill amends the General
County Assessment Law to allow for an increase in income from $5,000 up
to $12,000 per year for exemption from a per capita or similar head tax
and for any person 65 years or older up to $12,500 per year for the same
exemption.
Senate Bill 492 (PN 533)(Kasunic) This bill amends the Fourth to
Eighth Class County Assessment Law to allow for an increase from $5,000
up to $12,000 per year for exemption from a per capita or similar head
tax and for any person 65 years or older up to $12,500 per year for same
exemption.
Senate Bill 493 (PN 534)(Kasunic) This bill amends the Local Tax
Enabling Act to allow an increase in income from $5,000 up to $12,000
per year for exemption from a per capita or similar head tax and for any
person 65 years or older up to $12,500 per year for same exemption.
As Committed (9-2):
Senate Bill 763 (PN 840)(Browne) This bill amends the Local Tax
Enabling Act to clarify that residential tenant leases are not subject
to tax under the act.
As Committed (10-1):
Senate Bill 777 (PN 874)(Browne) This bill amends the Municipal
Claim and Tax Lien Law to more efficiently collect delinquent real
estate taxes and municipal fees.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 90 (PN 126)(Tomlinson) This bill amends the Tax Code
to further provide for charitable contributions by taxpayers via
check-offs.
Finance Committee 04/18/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 659 (PN 708)(Logan) This bill amends the Tax Reform
Code to further provide, in personal income tax, for estates and trusts.
As Amended
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 54 (PN 66)(Erickson) This bill creates the
Disability Savings Account Act for individuals determined to have mental
retardation.
Finance Committee 04/17/07
The Senate Finance Committee met on Tuesday,
April 17, 2007 and unanimously reported the nomination of Robin Wiessman
as State Treasurer.
Finance Committee 03/28/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, and reported out the
following bills:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 143 (PN 188)(Rhoades) This bill exempts military
personnel from occupational assessment, per capita, poll or other
similar taxes while on active duty outside of the Commonwealth as a
member of the United States Armed Forces.
Senate Bill 172 (PN 209)(Musto) This bill relieves members of
the United State Armed Forces serving in the Persian Gulf area from
certain local tax filing deadlines.
Senate bill 188 (PN 229 )(Boscola) This bill amends Title 51
(Military Affairs) to extend an exemption from the payment of real
estate taxes to the surviving spouse of a veteran killed or missing in
action.
Senate Bill 330 (PN 365)(Robbins) This bill amends the Tax Code
to provide a tax credit for the employers of reserve members of the
armed forces.
Senate Bill 342 (PN 379 )(Browne) This bill amends the Tax Code
with respect to involuntary conversions of property and the gain that
may result which in some case may be deferred or reinvested.
Finance Committee 03/21/07
The Senate Finance Committee met on
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 and unanimously reported the nomination of
Thomas Wolf as Secretary of the Department of Revenue to the full
Senate.
Finance Committee 01/30/07
The Senate Finance
Committee met on Tuesday, January 30, 2007, and reported out the
following bill:
As Committed
(unanimously):
Senate Bill 218 (PN 23) (Browne)
This bill amends the Local Tax Enabling Act concerning the imposition,
collection and administration of the emergency and municipal services
tax.
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