Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 12 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1453 — An Act providing for food desert opportunity zones and for food desert opportunity zone tax credits; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Revenue.

Last action — Referred to FINANCE, May 13, 2025

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Healthy Food in Underserved Communities

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to FINANCE, May 13, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

taxation agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1453 do?
Healthy Food in Underserved Communities
Who sponsors HB 1453?
HB 1453 is sponsored by Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Natalie Mihalek (Republican), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), and Dan K. Williams (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1453?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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