HB 47 — 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 2025-01-10
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Joe Ciresi (D, PA-146) — sponsor · 2025-01-10
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Michael H. Schlossberg (D, PA-132) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Patrick J. Harkins (D, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-01-10
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 10, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 26
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 47
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, KHAN, SANCHEZ, NEILSON, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLOSSBERG, HARKINS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND OTTEN,
JANUARY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 10, 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 or use of an at-home medical test.
21 For the purposes of this clause, the term "at-home medical test"
22 shall mean a test done at home, including a pregnancy test or a
1 test kit or other equipment, used for the diagnosis, treatment
2 or monitoring of a human disease or medical condition.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | Joe Ciresi (D, state_lower PA-146) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Michael H. Schlossberg (D, state_lower PA-132) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Patrick J. Harkins (D, state_lower PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | 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
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee · pa-leg