HB 582 — 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 exclusions from tax.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-12
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, Feb. 12, 2025
Sponsors
- Stephanie Borowicz (R, PA-76) — sponsor · 2025-02-12
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Robert Leadbeter (R, PA-109) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Ryan Warner (R, PA-52) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Marc S. Anderson (R, PA-92) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Aaron Bernstine (R, PA-8) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Wendy Fink (R, PA-94) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Brad Roae (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Barbara Gleim (R, PA-199) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
- Jacob D. Banta (R, PA-4) — cosponsor · 2025-02-12
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to FINANCE, Feb. 12, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0591 · 2,178 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 591
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 582
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, HAMM, LEADBETER, KAUFFMAN, WARNER,
ZIMMERMAN, ROWE, ANDERSON, ARMANINI, BERNSTINE, GREINER, FINK
AND SMITH, FEBRUARY 12, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 12, 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 exclusions from tax.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
15 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by
16 adding a clause to read:
17 Section 204. Exclusions from Tax.--The tax imposed by
18 section 202 shall not be imposed upon any of the following:
19 * * *
20 (77) The sale at retail of firearms and ammunition. For the
21 purposes of this clause, the following words and phrases shall
22 have the following meanings:
1 "Ammunition" means bullets, shells or other ammunition
2 designed for use in a firearm.
3 "Firearm" means a weapon that is designed to or may readily
4 be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an
5 explosive, or the frame or receiver of the weapon.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Finance Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | Stephanie Borowicz (R, state_lower PA-76) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron Bernstine (R, state_lower PA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barbara Gleim (R, state_lower PA-199) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brad Roae (R, state_lower PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jacob D. Banta (R, state_lower PA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Marc S. Anderson (R, state_lower PA-92) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Robert Leadbeter (R, state_lower PA-109) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Ryan Warner (R, state_lower PA-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Wendy Fink (R, state_lower PA-94) | 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
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