SB 1299 — An Act providing for a tax credit for retrofitting residential high-rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and associated monitoring or detection devices.
Congress · introduced 2026-04-23
Latest action: — Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, April 23, 2026
Sponsors
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — sponsor · 2026-04-23
- Joe Picozzi (R, PA-5) — cosponsor · 2026-04-23
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2026-04-23
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2026-04-23
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, April 23, 2026
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1644 · 2,994 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1644
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1299
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY FARRY, PICOZZI, KANE AND PENNYCUICK,
APRIL 23, 2026
REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, APRIL 23, 2026
AN ACT
1 Providing for a tax credit for retrofitting residential high-
2 rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and
3 associated monitoring or detection devices.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the City of the
8 First Class Residential High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Tax
9 Relief Act.
10 Section 2. Residential High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Tax
11 Credit.
12 (a) Tax credit.--For tax years beginning after December 31,
13 2026, the Office of the Mayor of a city of the first class may
14 award a tax credit to the owner of a residential high-rise
15 structure in an amount as determined under subsection (c)
16 against any income tax imposed by the city of the first class.
17 (b) Purpose of tax credit.--The tax credit under subsection
18 (a) shall be for investment in retrofitting residential high-
1 rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and
2 associated monitoring or detection devices.
3 (c) Amount.--The amount of the tax credit awarded under
4 subsection (a) shall equal the amount expended by the owner of
5 the residential high-rise structure to install or improve an
6 existing automatic fire sprinkler system and associated
7 monitoring or detection devices or 100% of the owner's income
8 tax liability, whichever is less.
9 (d) Administration.--
10 (1) The application for a tax credit awarded under
11 subsection (a) shall be on a form and submitted in a manner
12 as determined by the Office of the Mayor of the city of the
13 first class in which the residential high-rise structure is
14 located.
15 (2) The Office of the Mayor of the city of the first
16 class shall adopt guidelines, including forms, necessary to
17 administer this act. The Office of the Mayor may require
18 proof of the claim for tax credit.
19 (3) The Office of the Mayor of the city of the first
20 class shall define what constitutes a residential high-rise
21 structure.
22 (e) Applicability.--The tax credit awarded under subsection
23 (a) may only apply to a residential high-rise structure located
24 within a city of the first class.
25 Section 3. Effective date.
26 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20260SB1299PN1644 - 2 -Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Tracy Pennycuick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-23 | Joe Picozzi | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-23 | John I. Kane | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-23 | Frank A. Farry | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Urban Affairs And Housing Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
→ Referred to committee 1 edge
Legislation
← Cosponsored bill 3 edges
- Tracy Pennycuick · cosponsor · 2026-04-23
- Joe Picozzi · cosponsor · 2026-04-23
- John I. Kane · cosponsor · 2026-04-23
← Sponsored bill 1 edge
- Frank A. Farry · sponsor · 2026-04-23
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 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Joe Picozzi (R, state_upper PA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | 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 Senate Urban Affairs And Housing Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-04-23 · cosponsored by Joe Picozzi (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-23 · cosponsored by Tracy Pennycuick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-23 · cosponsored by John I. Kane (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-23 · sponsored by Frank A. Farry (sponsor) · sponsorship