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Bill	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 definitions, for imposition of tax and for exclusions from tax, providing for marketplace providers and marketplace sellers and further providing for remote sales reports; in personal income tax, providing for the Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program Tax Exemption, repealing provisions relating to contribution for Korea/Vietnam Memorial National Education Center, further providing for operational provisions, providing for definitions, further providing for requirement of withholding tax, providing for withholding tax requirement for non-employer payors, further providing for information statement, providing for information statement for non-employer payors and for information statement for payees, further providing for time for filing withholding returns, providing for time for filing payors' returns, further providing for payment of taxes withheld, providing for payment of taxes withheld for non-employer payors, further providing for liability for withheld taxes, providing for payor's liability for withheld taxes and for payor's failure to withhold, further providing for amount of withholding tax and for treatment of nonresident partners, members or shareholders, providing for withholding on income and for annual withholding statement and further providing for requirements concerning returns, notices, records and statements and for additions, penalties and fees; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions and providing for qualified manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction; in realty transfer tax, further providing for definitions and for exempt parties; providing for tax credit eligibility; in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions and for credit for qualified film production expenses, providing for film production tax credit districts and establishing the Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program; in city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for certifications, for restrictions and for transfer of property; in neighborhood improvement zones, providing for transfer of property; in keystone opportunity zones, keystone opportunity expansion zones and keystone opportunity improvement zones, further providing for additional keystone opportunity zones; in inheritance tax, further providing for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment; in Public Transportation Assistance Fund, further providing for fund; providing for fireworks; in procedure and administration, further providing for petition for reassessment and for review by board; providing for tobacco master settlement payment revenue bonds and sale of revenue; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.	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 definitions, for imposition of tax and for exclusions from tax, providing for marketplace providers and marketplace sellers and further providing for remote sales reports; in personal income tax, providing for the Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program Tax Exemption, repealing provisions relating to contribution for Korea/Vietnam Memorial National Education Center, further providing for operational provisions, providing for definitions, further providing for requirement of withholding tax, providing for withholding tax requirement for non-employer payors, further providing for information statement, providing for information statement for non-employer payors and for information statement for payees, further providing for time for filing withholding returns, providing for time for filing payors' returns, further providing for payment of taxes withheld, providing for payment of taxes withheld for non-employer payors, further providing for liability for withheld taxes, providing for payor's liability for withheld taxes and for payor's failure to withhold, further providing for amount of withholding tax and for treatment of nonresident partners, members or shareholders, providing for withholding on income and for annual withholding statement and further providing for requirements concerning returns, notices, records and statements and for additions, penalties and fees; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions and providing for qualified manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction; in realty transfer tax, further providing for definitions and for exempt parties; providing for tax credit eligibility; in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions and for credit for qualified film production expenses, providing for film production tax credit districts and establishing the Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program; in city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for certifications, for restrictions and for transfer of property; in neighborhood improvement zones, providing for transfer of property; in keystone opportunity zones, keystone opportunity expansion zones and keystone opportunity improvement zones, further providing for additional keystone opportunity zones; in inheritance tax, further providing for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment; in Public Transportation Assistance Fund, further providing for fund; providing for fireworks; in procedure and administration, further providing for petition for reassessment and for review by board; providing for tobacco master settlement payment revenue bonds and sale of revenue; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.	us/states/pa	Pennsylvania General Assembly	2017-2018	HB 542	Pennsylvania HB 542 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Thomas	5	29	8	2017-02-17T05:00:00+00:00	2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3e3bc8f3-fe0a-4aa5-aac6-574a049f14b0	http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=542	bc2b3ea1771e2082e8a6d08c25954b81efc72473429345eef066e6495df1605c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-pa

Pennsylvania HB 542 (2017-2018) — 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 definitions, for imposition of tax and for exclusions from tax, providing for marketplace providers and marketplace sellers and further providing for remote sales reports; in personal income tax, providing for the Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program Tax Exemption, repealing provisions relating to contribution for Korea/Vietnam Memorial National Education Center, further providing for operational provisions, providing for definitions, further providing for requirement of withholding tax, providing for withholding tax requirement for non-employer payors, further providing for information statement, providing for information statement for non-employer payors and for information statement for payees, further providing for time for filing withholding returns, providing for time for filing payors' returns, further providing for payment of taxes withheld, providing for payment of taxes withheld for non-employer payors, further providing for liability for withheld taxes, providing for payor's liability for withheld taxes and for payor's failure to withhold, further providing for amount of withholding tax and for treatment of nonresident partners, members or shareholders, providing for withholding on income and for annual withholding statement and further providing for requirements concerning returns, notices, records and statements and for additions, penalties and fees; in corporate net income tax, further providing for definitions and providing for qualified manufacturing innovation and reinvestment deduction; in realty transfer tax, further providing for definitions and for exempt parties; providing for tax credit eligibility; in entertainment production tax credit, further providing for definitions and for credit for qualified film production expenses, providing for film production tax credit districts and establishing the Entertainment Economic Enhancement Program; in city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for certifications, for restrictions and for transfer of property; in neighborhood improvement zones, providing for transfer of property; in keystone opportunity zones, keystone opportunity expansion zones and keystone opportunity improvement zones, further providing for additional keystone opportunity zones; in inheritance tax, further providing for timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment; in Public Transportation Assistance Fund, further providing for fund; providing for fireworks; in procedure and administration, further providing for petition for reassessment and for review by board; providing for tobacco master settlement payment revenue bonds and sale of revenue; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.

Version chain

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

1. Printer's No. 0568 (committee substitute) — source
2. Printer's No. 1563 (committee substitute) — source
3. Printer's No. 2259 (committee substitute) — source
4. Printer's No. 2536 (committee substitute) — source
5. Printer's No. 2598 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• FINAL PASSAGE — 26–24 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE — 176–18 (pass) · lower
• Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — 19–5 (pass) · upper
• HB 542 PN 2598, REED, MOT PROCEED WITH BILL — 136–49 (pass) · lower
• Committee vote (FINANCE): Reported as Committed — 11–1 (pass) · upper
• HB 542 PN 2598, CONCUR — 102–88 (pass) · lower
• CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS — 29–21 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — 15–3 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Thomas — primary (person)
• Barbin — cosponsor (person)
• D. Costa — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 PN 0568 Referred to FINANCE referral-committee
• 2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00 PN 1563 Reported as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00 Laid on the table
• 2017-04-26T04:00:00+00:00 Removed from table
• 2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-15T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to FINANCE referral-committee
• 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 Reported as committed committee-passage
• 2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2017-07-26T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2259 Re-reported as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-07-27T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2017-09-08T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to RULES referral-committee
• 2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2536 Amended in House Committee on RULES
• 2017-10-03T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 Re-committed to RULES referral-committee
• 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 PN 2598 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments, as amended by the House amendment-passage
• 2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS referral-committee
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed committee-passage
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in House
• 2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in Senate
• 2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Presented to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-10-30T04:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e3bc8f3-fe0a-4aa5-aac6-574a049f14b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).