Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 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.
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HB 242 proposes amendments to the Tax Reform Code of 1971 regarding tax credits for beginning farmers. The bill further provides for the scope of the article, updates definitions, and addresses the beginning farmer management tax credit and its approval process.
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Sponsors + 15 cosponsors
- Paul Friel Democratic lead
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Carol Kazeem Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Dave Zimmerman Republican
- Eddie Pashinski Democratic
- Jeanne McNeill Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Joe Webster Democratic
- José Giral Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Roni Green Democratic
- Scott Barger Republican
- Tarik Khan 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 Committed | lower | — | df39ea50-9696-492d-b196-5b6000b188c7 | pass | 35 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df39ea50-9696-492d-b196-5b6000b188c7 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | f327734d-ecbb-4dbb-9e7c-3750c5632f14 | pass | 194 | 3 | 0 | Jun 2, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f327734d-ecbb-4dbb-9e7c-3750c5632f14 CC0-1.0 |
| A735 | lower | — | 87ec5915-00f6-415e-873f-cc9719e88a17 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | May 14, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87ec5915-00f6-415e-873f-cc9719e88a17 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 3223248c-5f6b-490f-8fdd-4e5e9bf48ffa | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3223248c-5f6b-490f-8fdd-4e5e9bf48ffa CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Finance): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | c3a6027e-fe67-48a5-8457-e964529b4f4e | pass | 25 | 1 | 0 | Apr 24, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c3a6027e-fe67-48a5-8457-e964529b4f4e CC0-1.0 |