HB 325 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in taxation by school districts, further providing for school district tax notices.

HB 325 amends Pennsylvania's Taxpayer Relief Act to clarify how school districts must present tax relief information to property owners. It adds a definition of "conspicuous" requiring notices to use larger text, contrasting colors, or special formatting that a reasonable person would notice. The bill mandates that school districts include a specific, conspicuous notice with tax bills for homestead and farmstead property owners, explaining that their tax reduction comes from casino gaming revenue (State Gaming Fund) under state law, not from the school district's actions. This affects all Pennsylvania property owners eligible for homestead/farmstead exclusions and the school districts that issue their tax bills, effective for taxable years after December 31, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN0281 Printer's No. PN0507 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its new version number (PN 0507) after being amended by the Committee on Finance. A key substantive change clarifies that the property tax reduction specifically uses 'CASINO' gaming revenue, adding precision to the funding source described in the notice sent to property owners.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and page markers to reflect the new printer's number (PN 0507) and added a status note indicating the bill was reported from committee and amended.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the text in the required property tax notice to explicitly state that the tax reduction uses 'CASINO gaming revenue' instead of just 'gaming revenue', clarifying the specific funding source.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

2030
Passed
Total votes 203
Apr 8, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
101 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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