SB 653 — 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 2025-04-21
Latest action: — Referred to FINANCE, April 21, 2025
Sponsors
- Nick Miller (D, PA-14) — sponsor · 2025-04-21
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Jay Costa (D, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Vincent J. Hughes (D, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Wayne D. Fontana (D, PA-42) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- John I. Kane (D, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Steven J. Santarsiero (D, PA-10) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, PA-24) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
- James ANDREW Malone (D, PA-36) — cosponsor · 2025-04-21
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to FINANCE, April 21, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0664 · 2,101 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 664
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 653
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MILLER, BROWN, COSTA, HUGHES, FONTANA, KANE,
SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK, PENNYCUICK, STEFANO AND VOGEL,
APRIL 21, 2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE, APRIL 21, 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) The amount of expenses incurred by an employe which
19 are directly related to the attainment of higher education or
20 career and technical education which are reimbursed by the
21 employe's employer shall be deductible from taxable income on
22 the annual personal income tax return to the extent the amount
1 of reimbursement is reported as Federal taxable income.
2 * * *
3 Section 2. This act shall apply to taxable years beginning
4 after December 31, 2025.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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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 | Nick Miller (D, state_upper PA-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | James ANDREW Malone (D, state_upper PA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jay Costa (D, state_upper PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | John I. Kane (D, state_upper PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Steven J. Santarsiero (D, state_upper PA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Tracy Pennycuick (R, state_upper PA-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Vincent J. Hughes (D, state_upper PA-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Wayne D. Fontana (D, state_upper PA-42) | 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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