---
type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 654"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 654 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Camera Bartolotta"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5e4ed17-e4da-4095-bb50-559138936a64"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=16&rollcallid=1213&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "c05f58433a5a42ce07a5a893b41446f8f0cd052c03f0902019f0b38434be4e3a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 654 (2023-2024) — 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

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendment A03309** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03309)
2. **House Amendment A03627** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03627)
3. **House Amendment A03667** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03667)
4. **Printer's No. PN0698** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0654/PN0698)
5. **Printer's No. PN1294** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0654/PN1294)
6. **Printer's No. PN1428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0654/PN1428)
7. **Printer's No. PN1433** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0654/PN1433)
8. **Printer's No. PN1815** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0654/PN1815)
9. **Senate Amendment A05533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05533)

## Votes

- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **21–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Finance): Re-report Bill As Committed — **23–2** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Finance): Reported as Committed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **106–95** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): To Strike Amendment — **15–22** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended — **22–15** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended — **15–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **18–15** (pass) · lower
- A3309 — **102–101** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AS AMENDED — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **129–73** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **44–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment — **15–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Camera Bartolotta — primary (person)
- Cris Dush — cosponsor (person)
- Elder Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Gene Yaw — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Pennycuick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2023-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2023-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Object to Committee Report
- **2024-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Validity of Committee Report Sustained
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 56 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5e4ed17-e4da-4095-bb50-559138936a64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).