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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill Modifies Property Tax Exemptions for Charities and Educational Institutions
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 736 amends Title 53 to adjust property tax exemption rules for purely public charities, educational institutions, and hospitals, stating that any portion of their real property used commercially or not for their principal purpose is subject to taxation. The act takes effect in 60 days.
Property owners, local taxing authorities, and charitable or educational organizations face modified tax liability criteria regarding which portions of real estate are exempt from local real estate taxes based on commercial usage.
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.
Institutions of purely public charity
Local taxing authorities
They gain the ability to assess real estate taxes on portions of property owned by charities, hospitals, and educational institutions that are used in a commercial manner or not regularly used for principal institutional purposes.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 25, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Feb. 25, 2025
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