l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 242

An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credits relating to beginning farmers, further providing for scope of article, for definitions, for beginning farmer management tax credit and for approval of tax credit.

In the Senate's Finance Committee since June 6, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

15 co-sponsors

Tarik Khan, Jeanne McNeill, Jose Giral, Scott Barger, Kristine C. Howard, Jim Haddock, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, ROBERT FREEMAN, David H. Zimmerman, G. Roni Green, Joe Webster, Carol Kazeem

Its course

January 17 to June 6, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Jun 2136 days

FinanceJan 17 to Apr 2497 days

AppropriationsMay 14 to Jun 219 days

In the SenateFrom Jun 2

FinanceFrom Jun 6

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading200–3

    Passed · Jun 2

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 24

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 14

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Jun 2

  1. Jan 17Sent to FINANCE
  2. Apr 24FINANCE recommended it as amended
  3. May 14Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 2APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 200 to 3

In the Senate Jun 6

  1. Jun 6Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to FINANCE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred to FINANCE, Jan. 17, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 24Reported as amended, April 24, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 24First consideration, April 24, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 24Laid on the table, April 24, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 13Removed from table, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 14Second consideration, with amendments, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 14Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 14(Remarks see House Journal Page 705-706), May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 2Re-reported as committed, June 2, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jun 2Third consideration and final passage, June 2, 2025 (200-3)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 6In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 6Referred to FINANCE, June 6, 2025Senate