SB 137 — An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for limitations.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 22, 2025
Sponsors
- Camera Bartolotta (R, PA-46) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Vincent J. Hughes (D, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Sharif Street (D, PA-3) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Nick Pisciottano (D, PA-45) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 22, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0083 · 2,050 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 83
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 137
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, COSTA, STEFANO, FONTANA, HUGHES,
STREET AND SCHWANK, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO 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 entertainment production tax credit, further
11 providing for limitations.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 1716-D(a) introductory paragraph of the
15 act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code
16 of 1971, is amended to read:
17 Section 1716-D. Limitations.
18 (a) Cap.--Except for tax credits reissued under section
19 1716.1-D, in no case shall the aggregate amount of tax credits
20 awarded in any fiscal year under this subarticle exceed
21 [$100,000,000] $125,000,000. The department may, in its
22 discretion, award in one fiscal year up to:
1 * * *
2 Section 2. The amendment of section 1716-D(a) introductory
3 paragraph of the act shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or
4 after July 1, 2025.
5 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 Senate 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 | Camera Bartolotta (R, state_upper PA-46) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nick Pisciottano (D, state_upper PA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Sharif Street (D, state_upper PA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Vincent J. Hughes (D, state_upper PA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | 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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