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HB 737PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billin committee

Pennsylvania House Bill 737 Alters Property Tax Exemptions for Charities and Institutions

Original title: An Act amending the act of May 22, 1933 (P.L.853, No.155), known as The General County Assessment Law, in subjects of taxation and exemptions, further providing for exemptions from taxation.

Last action · February 25, 2025: Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 25, 2025Sponsors: Jeanne McNeill and 9 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Pennsylvania House Bill 737 amends The General County Assessment Law to remove tax exemptions for portions of real property owned by charities, schools, and hospitals that are used for commercial purposes or not regularly used for principal institutional purposes. The measure takes effect in 60 days.

Why it matters

Local taxing bodies will experience shifts in local property tax bases as portions of institutional properties used commercially lose their tax-exempt status, while certain subsidized low-income housing providers retain tax-exempt status.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

hospitals and educational institutions

These entities will lose property tax exemptions for any portions of their real property used for commercial purposes.

Directly affected

charitable organizations providing low-income housing

These organizations maintain their tax-exempt status if at least 95 percent of their residential housing units receive subsidies from a low-income Federal housing program.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which organizations are affected by the changes to property tax exemptions?

Hospitals, universities, colleges, seminaries, academies, fire and rescue stations, and other institutions of learning, benevolence, or charity are affected.

Does this bill remove tax exemptions entirely for charitable organizations?

No, it only removes exemptions for portions of real property used for a commercial purpose or not regularly used for the principal purposes of the institution.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Feb 25, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 25, 2025

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