Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 11 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 1677 — An Act providing for an annual revenue sharing program for municipalities relating to tax-exempt real property; establishing the Tax-exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making an inconsistent repeal.

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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The amendments made to HB 1677 include the establishment of the Tax-exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund and outline the roles of the Department of Community and Economic Development in managing this fund. The bill defines eligible municipalities as those imposing a real property tax, indicating a focus on providing financial assistance to local governments. These changes are significant because they aim to support municipalities that may be affected by property tax exemptions, thereby ensuring they have the necessary resources to continue operating effectively.

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2261 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
3205 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1677 2019 INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, MOUL, LONGIETTI, KIM, MURT, SCHLOSSBERG, DEASY, SAINATO, CIRESI, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA, STURLA, KORTZ, McNEILL, RADER, WEBSTER, COMITTA AND SAMUELSON, JUNE 26, 2019 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 26, 2019 AN ACT Providing for an annual revenue sharing program for municipalities relating to tax-exempt real property;
1677 2019 INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, MOUL, LONGIETTI, KIM, MURT, SCHLOSSBERG, DEASY, SAINATO, CIRESI, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA, STURLA, KORTZ, McNEILL, RADER, WEBSTER, COMITTA, SAMUELSON, MERSKI AND LEE, JUNE 26, 2019 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 22, 2020 AN ACT Providing for an annual revenue sharing program for municipalities relating to tax-exempt real property;
establishing the Tax-exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund;
Fund;
imposing powers and duties on the Department of inconsistent repeal.ic Development;
imposing powers and duties on the Department ofance Community and Economic Development;
and making an The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
and making an inconsistent repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
(1) The Federal Government or an instrumentality of the 20190HB1677PN3205 - 2 - Federal Government.
(1) The Federal Government or an instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(2) The Commonwealth or an instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
20190HB1677PN2261 - 2 - (2) The Commonwealth or an instrumentality of the Commonwealth.
20190HB1677PN3205 - 3 - (4) Payments in lieu of tax or other funding received under a Federal or State program based on the tax-exempt status of the property.
(4) Payments in lieu of tax or other funding received 20190HB1677PN2261 - 3 - under a Federal or State program based on the tax-exempt status of the property.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the State 20190HB1677PN3205 - 4 - Treasury a special restricted account to be known as the Tax- exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the State Treasury a special restricted account to be known as the Tax- 20190HB1677PN2261 - 4 - exempt Property Municipal Assistance Fund.
Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be distributed by the department by September 15 next following the <-- end of the OF THE FOLLOWING fiscal year IN WHICH THEY WERE <-- COLLECTED in the manner required under section 6.
Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be distributed by the department by September 15 next following the end of the fiscal year in the manner required under section 6.
(b) Revenue.--The department shall annually distribute funds available under section 5 to each eligible municipality based 20190HB1677PN3205 - 5 - upon the following:
(b) Revenue.--The department shall annually distribute funds available under section 5 to each eligible municipality based upon the following:
(1) Each municipality's total market value of qualified tax-exempt properties shall be divided by the total market value of qualified tax-exempt property in all eligible municipalities with the quotient expressed as a percentage.
(1) Each municipality's total market value of qualified 20190HB1677PN2261 - 5 - tax-exempt properties shall be divided by the total market value of qualified tax-exempt property in all eligible municipalities with the quotient expressed as a percentage.
20190HB1677PN3205 - 6 - (i) If it is determined that a municipality's allocation exceeds the per-person limit, the municipality shall receive a $100 per-person allocation from the funds available.
(i) If it is determined that a municipality's allocation exceeds the per-person limit, the municipality 20190HB1677PN2261 - 6 - shall receive a $100 per-person allocation from the funds available.
(6) If the total allocations as calculated result in $1,000,000 or more THAN $1,000,000 remaining in the fund, the <-- department shall recalculate the allocation amounts for the remaining eligible municipalities that are not subject to an allocation limitation under this subsection.
(6) If the total allocations as calculated result in $1,000,000 or more remaining in the fund, the department shall recalculate the allocation amounts for the remaining eligible municipalities that are not subject to an allocation limitation under this subsection.
If the recalculation 20190HB1677PN3205 - 7 - results in money remaining in the fund, the money shall be retained in the fund for allocation in the next fiscal year.
If the recalculation results in money remaining in the fund, the money shall be retained in the fund for allocation in the next fiscal year.
(7) The amount of any payment under section 3(c)(4) shall be deducted from the final payment to a municipality, and the money deducted shall be returned to the department and deposited into the fund for disbursement in the next fiscal year.
20190HB1677PN2261 - 7 - (7) The amount of any payment under section 3(c)(4) shall be deducted from the final payment to a municipality, and the money deducted shall be returned to the department and deposited into the fund for disbursement in the next fiscal year.
Within 180 days after the effective date of this section, the department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement <-- DEVELOP WRITTEN GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE <-- PROVISIONS OF this act.
Within 180 days after the effective date of this section, the department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this act.
The department shall submit proposed <-- regulations THE GUIDELINES to the Local Government Committee of <-- the Senate and the Local Government Committee of the House of Representatives for comment UPON COMPLETION.
The department shall submit proposed regulations to the Local Government Committee of the Senate and the Local Government Committee of the House of Representatives for comment.
<-- Section 8.
Section 8.
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  1. Laid on the table

  2. Removed from table

  3. Laid on the table

  4. First consideration

  5. PN 3205 Reported as amended

  6. PN 2261 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1677?
HB 1677 is sponsored by Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Dan Moul (Republican), Longietti, Patty Kim (Democratic), Murt, Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), Sainato, Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Deluca, Sturla, Kortz, Jack Rader (Republican), Joe Webster (Democratic), Comitta, Steve Samuelson (Democratic), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Lee, and Maureen E. Madden (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1677?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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