An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in taxation by school districts, further providing for definitions, providing for disposition of data center property tax revenue and further providing for school district tax notices.
HB 2153 amends Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act to redirect property tax revenue from data centers toward tax relief for homeowners and farmers. It defines "data center" as facilities primarily housing AI infrastructure (including servers, power systems, and AI equipment) and requires school districts to use all revenue from data center property taxes to fund homestead and farmstead tax exclusions. In the first fiscal year data center taxes are fully collected, all revenue must cover these exclusions; in subsequent years, the amount equals the first year's revenue. School districts must itemize these exclusions on tax bills, showing the original tax, exclusion amount, and final payment. This directly affects school districts collecting data center taxes and homeowners/farmers receiving reduced tax bills.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Last action Jan 21, 2026
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Jan 21, 2026
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Referred to Education
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Jeff Olsommer
RRepublican
Co
Ann Flood
RRepublican
Co
Brenda Pugh
RRepublican
Co
Clint Owlett
RRepublican
Co
Dane Watro
RRepublican
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
David Rowe
RRepublican
Co
Jack Rader
RRepublican
Co
Jamie Walsh
RRepublican
Co
Jonathan Fritz
RRepublican
Co
Keith Harris
DDemocratic
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