An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in personal income tax, further providing for classes of income and providing for exclusion of tips from taxable income.
This bill amends Pennsylvania's Tax Reform Code to exclude tips from taxable personal income. It directly affects employees who receive tips, such as restaurant and hospitality workers, by removing these earnings from their taxable income calculations. The legislation defines tips as voluntary customer payments and explicitly excludes employer-mandated fees or service charges from this exclusion. The Department of Revenue will create regulations to implement the change and prevent fraud or misclassification of wages as tips. The law takes effect 60 days after passage and applies to the next fiscal year following that date.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 30, 2026
Last action Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
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Referred to Finance
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Gebhard
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Cris Dush
RRepublican
Co
Greg Rothman
RRepublican
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Ward
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Baker
RRepublican
Co
Michele Brooks
RRepublican
Co
Pat Stefano
RRepublican
Co
Rosemary Brown
RRepublican
Co
Tracy Pennycuick
RRepublican
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