HB 2082 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in hotel occupancy tax, further providing for imposition of tax.

HB 2082 amends Pennsylvania's 1971 Tax Reform Code to clarify how hotel occupancy taxes are collected and distributed. It requires booking agents to collect and remit both the standard 6% state hotel tax (under Section 210(a)) and additional local taxes from specific county or authority laws (like the Community and Economic Improvement Act or county convention center taxes) when processing bookings. Revenue from the standard tax goes to the state Tourism Promotion Fund, while additional local taxes are deposited per county ordinance. The bill also mandates counties to receive monthly transaction details (including fees and taxes) from operators, with these records exempt from public disclosure under the Right-to-Know Law.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2025 Last action Jun 30, 2026
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Printer's No. PN2671 Printer's No. PN3730 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to add two new sponsors and update the committee report date to reflect its progression in the legislative process. Substantively, the reporting requirements for hotel taxes were changed from a monthly schedule to a quarterly schedule, and the specific data points that must be reported were expanded to include the operator's address and a detailed breakdown of rent and tax amounts.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding reporting frequency and data granularity was expanded, while the list of bill sponsors was updated.
REQUIREMENT

The deadline for submitting hotel tax information returns was changed from monthly to quarterly to reduce the administrative burden on operators and agents.

New mandatory data fields were added to the required reports, specifically the address of the hotel or operator and a detailed list of taxable receipt amounts.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions were added to require counties to post their tax ordinances and forms on public websites and to classify reported taxpayer information as confidential.

TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include two new representatives, and the text was updated to reflect that the bill was reported from committee on June 30, 2026.

Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2026

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Jun 30, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 30, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Jun 30, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Dec 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors