An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in taxation and finance, further providing for township and special tax levies.
HB 393 amends Pennsylvania's Second Class Township Code to increase annual tax limits for fire and ambulance services. It raises the maximum fire tax rate from 3 mills to 10 mills and ambulance tax from 0.5 mills to 5 mills, allowing townships to fund equipment, training, and emergency services. Townships can use up to half the revenue for staff salaries (with board approval) and must seek voter approval if rates exceed these new limits. This directly affects second-class townships needing to finance local fire and ambulance operations under the code.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
120–83
Passed
Total votes 203
May 14, 2025
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican101
82% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Munroe
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Kazeem
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
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