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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 500

An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credits, repealing provisions relating to local resource manufacturing, providing for Reliable Energy Investment Tax Credit, repealing provisions relating to Pennsylvania milk processing and providing for Pennsylvania milk processing; in regional clean hydrogen hubs, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for application and approval of tax credit, for use of tax credits and for applicability; in semiconductor manufacturing and biomedical manufacturing and research, further providing for definitions and for application and approval of tax credit and providing for geothermal energy and for sustainable aviation fuel; and, in application of Prevailing Wage Act, further providing for definitions.

In the Senate's Finance Committee since May 22, 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

42 co-sponsors

ROBERT F. MATZIE, Thomas L. Mehaffie III, Arvind Venkat, Kristine C. Howard, Carol Hill-Evans, Maureen E. Madden, Michael H. Schlossberg, Jose Giral, Steven R. Malagari, ED NEILSON, Nikki Rivera, Jessica Benham, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jennifer O'Mara, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Nathan Davidson, Mandy Steele, Kyle Donahue, Lisa A. Borowski, Jeanne McNeill, Tarik Khan, Paul Friel, Jim Prokopiak, Lindsay Powell, Aerion Abney, Dan L. Miller, Abigail Salisbury, Robert E. Merski, Tarah Probst, Peter Schweyer, Joe McAndrew, Ryan A. Bizzarro, TINA M. DAVIS, Melissa Cerrato, Pat Gallagher, Jim Haddock, Emily Kinkead, Joe Webster, Keith S. Harris, Dave Madsen, Carol Kazeem, DAN FRANKEL

Its course

April 23 to May 22, 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 action14 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to May 1421 days

FinanceApr 23 to May 714 days

AppropriationsMay 13 to May 141 day

In the SenateFrom May 14

FinanceFrom May 22

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading108–95

    Passed · May 14

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 7

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 13

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 14

  • House of Representatives committee 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 Apr 23 – May 14

  1. Apr 23Sent to FINANCE
  2. May 7FINANCE recommended it as amended
  3. May 13Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 14Amended in APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it as amended
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 108 to 95

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to FINANCE
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Apr 23Referred to FINANCE, April 23, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 7Reported as amended, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 7First consideration, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 7Laid on the table, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 12Removed from table, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 13Second consideration, with amendments, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 13Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 672-690), May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 14Amended in House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 14Re-reported as amended, May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  11. May 14Third consideration and final passage, May 14, 2025 (108-95)House of Representatives
  12. May 14(Remarks see House Journal Page 718-720), May 14, 2025House of Representatives
  13. May 22In the SenateSenate
  14. May 22Referred to FINANCE, May 22, 2025Senate