weekly legislative update

This is a list of bills that passed the Pennsylvania House or Senate this week, and mention of any noteworthy resolutions. Standard caveats apply (resolutions not generally included, list of sponsors deleted if it was too long - three lines in the originally formatting).

Our accountant friends at PICPA have provided their usual informative weekly update.

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Bills
House

HB 377 By Representatives D. EVANS, BENNINGTON, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CURRY, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, LEVDANSKY, MARKOSEK, MYERS, PARKER, PRESTON, WALKO, WHEATLEY, PETRONE, WAGNER, KORTZ, FRANKEL and M. O'BRIEN. Prior Printer's Nos. 441, 2809, 2849.Printer's No. 3094. 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 and for exclusions; in personal income tax, further providing for imposition, providing an alternative special tax provision for poverty; further providing for requirement of withholding tax; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions and for imposition; in capital stock-franchise tax, further providing for definitions and reports; in gross receipts tax, further providing for imposition; in research and development tax credits, further providing for carryover, carryback, refund and assignment of credit, for time limitations, for limitation on credits and for termination; providing for a small business health savings account tax credit and for a new diesel technology tax credit; in inheritance tax, further providing for imposition, for inheritance tax rates and for estate tax; and making a related repeal.

HB 1947 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

HB 1474 Prior Printer's No. 1821.Printer's No. 2930. An Act providing for the location and operation of registered family child day care and certified group child day care in private residential homes and for the issuance of certificates of occupancy for certification and registration purposes.

HB 652 Prior Printer's Nos. 710, 2663, 2939.Printer's No. 3079. An Act providing for the exclusion of veterans' disability benefits as eligible income.

HB 775 Prior Printer's No. 895.Printer's No. 3081. An Act amending the act of June 11, 1935 (P.L.326, No.149), entitled "An act relating to counties of the first class; defining deceased service persons; providing for contributions by the county to the funeral expenses for such persons and their widows; providing for the erection and care of markers, headstones, and flags, and for the compilation of war records," further providing for flags, markers and headstones.

HB 776 Prior Printer's No. 896.Printer's No. 3082. An Act amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, further providing for flags and grave markers of certain deceased service persons.

HB 777 Prior Printer's No. 897.Printer's No. 3083. An Act amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code, further providing for markers on graves and for flags to decorate graves.

HB 1044 Prior Printer's Nos. 1221, 1642, 2477.Printer's No. 2918. An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for powers and duties of the Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission, for police training and for powers of home rule charter counties; and making an inconsistent repeal of the Sheriff Fee Act.



SENATE

SB 1141 By Senators GORDNER, REGOLA, BAKER, BRUBAKER, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, RHOADES, M. WHITE, WONDERLING and WOZNIAK. Printer's No. 1523. An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, further providing for real property, for personal property and for letting contracts.

HB 1795 Prior Printer's No. 2393.Printer's No. 2448. An Act designating the Powell Avenue Bridge on State Route 299 in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, as the Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial