HB 1503 — 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.
Congress · introduced 2025-05-28
Latest action: — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Jim Prokopiak (D, PA-140) — sponsor · 2025-05-28
- Eric Davanzo (R, PA-58) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Paul Friel (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Kyle J. Mullins (D, PA-112) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Jonathan Fritz (R, PA-111) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Lisa A. Borowski (D, PA-168) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — cosponsor · 2025-05-28
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to FINANCE, May 28, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 11, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 11, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 11, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1758 · 2,179 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1758
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1503
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PROKOPIAK, DAVANZO, FRIEL, HILL-EVANS, JAMES,
SANCHEZ, VENKAT, GIRAL, KHAN, D. WILLIAMS, MULLINS, FRITZ AND
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MAY 27, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MAY 28, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
2 act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
3 and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
4 taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
5 collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
6 for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
7 imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
8 employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
9 and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
10 penalties," in sales and use tax, further providing for
11 definitions.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 201(d)(17) of the act of March 4, 1971
15 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended
16 to read:
17 Section 201. Definitions.--The following words, terms and
18 phrases when used in this Article II shall have the meaning
19 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context
20 clearly indicates a different meaning:
21 * * *
22 (d) "Processing." The performance of the following
1 activities when engaged in as a business enterprise:
2 * * *
3 (17) The producing of Internet access, as defined in section
4 1105(5) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. § 151 note)
5 as of December 23, 2003, or mobile telecommunications services.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Finance Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Prokopiak (D, state_lower PA-140) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Eric Davanzo (R, state_lower PA-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jonathan Fritz (R, state_lower PA-111) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Kyle J. Mullins (D, state_lower PA-112) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lisa A. Borowski (D, state_lower PA-168) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Paul Friel (D, state_lower PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee · pa-leg