Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 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.
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HB 500 amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to modify Pennsylvania Economic Development for a Growing Economy (PA EDGE) Tax Credits and establish a Reliable Energy Investment Tax Credit. The bill repeals provisions regarding local resource manufacturing and Pennsylvania milk processing while adding new provisions for these sectors, alongside regulations for regional clean hydrogen hubs, semiconductor and biomedical manufacturing, geothermal energy, and sustainable aviation fuel. Additionally, it updates definitions within the application of the Prevailing Wage Act.
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Sponsors + 41 cosponsors
- John Inglis Democratic lead
- Abigail Salisbury Democratic
- Aerion Abney Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Merski Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Carol Kazeem Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Dave Madsen Democratic
- Ed Neilson Democratic
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jessica Benham Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Jim Prokopiak Democratic
- Joe McAndrew Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- José Giral Democratic
- Keith Harris Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- Lindsay Powell Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Amended | lower | — | 5a3ddf76-d91f-459e-8e28-b7fcb0a13eb0 | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a3ddf76-d91f-459e-8e28-b7fcb0a13eb0 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | f21aa784-3bd6-424f-9437-82a30b96f8ba | pass | 106 | 91 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f21aa784-3bd6-424f-9437-82a30b96f8ba CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 314fecd1-d115-4307-b1c5-bb5077938132 | pass | 21 | 14 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/314fecd1-d115-4307-b1c5-bb5077938132 CC0-1.0 |
| A636 | lower | — | 7cbfdbd7-40c6-43a2-95d4-92134fd8d827 | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cbfdbd7-40c6-43a2-95d4-92134fd8d827 CC0-1.0 |
| A654 | lower | — | 8cb1879c-8739-4645-8da9-6b97c0aaa0a8 | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cb1879c-8739-4645-8da9-6b97c0aaa0a8 CC0-1.0 |
| A680 | lower | — | d5060669-f138-4580-a35f-9029aa41ce8c | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5060669-f138-4580-a35f-9029aa41ce8c CC0-1.0 |
| A683 | lower | — | 14b1e9a3-a33f-4797-8656-4f75daa44689 | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/14b1e9a3-a33f-4797-8656-4f75daa44689 CC0-1.0 |
| A693 | lower | — | b7148f35-8172-4510-a5e6-51ee0af16839 | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7148f35-8172-4510-a5e6-51ee0af16839 CC0-1.0 |
| A716 | lower | — | f58cfae3-ae86-401a-9eb9-8a2a77fc500c | fail | 97 | 100 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f58cfae3-ae86-401a-9eb9-8a2a77fc500c CC0-1.0 |
| A691 | lower | — | 7ed107e0-d108-4a0a-8ca2-a0fa79745611 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ed107e0-d108-4a0a-8ca2-a0fa79745611 CC0-1.0 |
| A706 | lower | — | 67de9c99-c314-4fd8-95dc-587cb8025021 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67de9c99-c314-4fd8-95dc-587cb8025021 CC0-1.0 |
| A708 | lower | — | 3abed4d9-9c5f-45b4-8743-2e57870c7729 | pass | 100 | 97 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3abed4d9-9c5f-45b4-8743-2e57870c7729 CC0-1.0 |
| A709 | lower | — | 69d6db0b-07c1-4c4e-a724-ebc4bb85c165 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/69d6db0b-07c1-4c4e-a724-ebc4bb85c165 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 2910fd22-e40e-41c6-9a8c-7a92d4f9e4df | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2910fd22-e40e-41c6-9a8c-7a92d4f9e4df CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | b09b02ea-ff8a-468c-af95-3c9baf43e8aa | pass | 25 | 1 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b09b02ea-ff8a-468c-af95-3c9baf43e8aa CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 348dbda7-bae6-4460-acf4-6a6b4edd7727 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/348dbda7-bae6-4460-acf4-6a6b4edd7727 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | c5fc7288-d74c-4aea-9d09-ad4438ccf09c | pass | 14 | 12 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c5fc7288-d74c-4aea-9d09-ad4438ccf09c CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 1b3c01ed-0b68-494a-bfa2-0faa251b96b7 | pass | 24 | 2 | 0 | May 7, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b3c01ed-0b68-494a-bfa2-0faa251b96b7 CC0-1.0 |