Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 14 R cosponsors

HB 1649 — An Act amending Titles 53 (Municipalities Generally) and 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, eliminating school district property taxes; imposing county and school district taxes; establishing the School District Emergency Fund and the School District Property Tax Elimination Fund; consolidating Articles II and III of the Tax Reform Code of 1971; in preliminary provisions relating to sales and use tax, providing for definitions; in taxation generally relating to sales and use tax, providing for exclusions and for transfer to county sales and use tax accounts; in preliminary provisions relating to personal income tax, providing for definitions; and making repeals.

Last action — Referred to FINANCE, June 24, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Property Tax Elimination

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to FINANCE, June 24, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 239 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (239)

239 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

taxation
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1649 do?
Property Tax Elimination
Who sponsors HB 1649?
HB 1649 is sponsored by Wendy Fink (Republican), Craig T. Staats (Republican), Scott Barger (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), Brad Roae (Republican), Bud Cook (Republican), Barbara Gleim (Republican), Marc S. Anderson (Republican), Alec J. Ryncavage (Republican), Jamie Walsh (Republican), Jamie L. Flick (Republican), Mike Jones (Republican), Dane Watro (Republican), and Charity Grimm Krupa (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1649?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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