HB 218 — An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 22, 2025
Sponsors
- Thomas H. Kutz (R, PA-87) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 22, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0175 · 2,169 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 175
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 218
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KUTZ, STENDER AND ROWE, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 22, 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 personal income tax, further providing for
11 classes of income.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 303 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 subsection to read:
17 Section 303. Classes of Income.--* * *
18 (a.13) An amount of a premium paid for mortgage insurance
19 shall be deductible from taxable income on the annual personal
20 income tax return. The deduction shall not result in taxable
21 income being less than zero. For the purposes of this
22 subsection, the term "mortgage insurance" means insurance,
23 including mortgage guaranty insurance, against the nonpayment
1 of, or default on, an individual mortgage or loan involved in a
2 residential mortgage transaction.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. The addition of section 303(a.13) of the act
5 shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
6 Section 3. 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 | Thomas H. Kutz (R, state_lower PA-87) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Stender (R, state_lower PA-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee · pa-leg