Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 301 — An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for exemptions from taxation.

Last action — PN 0262 Referred to FINANCE

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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This bill adds specific exemptions for certain veterans' organizations from real estate taxes in Pennsylvania.

  • Section 8812

    (16) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) or any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, all veterans' organizations known as Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion which are founded, endowed and maintained by public or private charity, together with the grounds annexed and necessary for the occupancy and use of the veterans' organizations, and social halls and grounds owned and occupied by the veterans' organizations and used on a regular basis for activities which contribute to the support of the veterans' organizations, as long as the net receipts from the activities are used solely for the charitable purposes of the veterans' organizations.

    This new provision grants exemption from real estate taxes to specified veterans' organizations and their necessary facilities, contingent on their use of net receipts for charitable purposes.

  • Section 8812(b)(1)

    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a)(13) [and], (15) and

    This change clarifies that the new exemption for veterans' organizations is added to the existing exceptions in the tax law.

Action History

  1. PN 0262 Referred to FINANCE

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 242 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (242)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 301?
SB 301 is sponsored by Kim L. Ward (Republican), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Michele Brooks (Republican), Judy Ward (Republican), Aument, White, Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Scavello, Folmer, Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), and David G. Argall (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 301?
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.
Where can I track SB 301?
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