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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 2802 establishes annual homeowner tax rebates funded by gaming revenue and modifies tax relief provisions
Last action · September 24, 2026: Referred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Sept. 24, 2026Sponsors: Russ Diamond and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 2802 creates an annual gaming dividend for eligible homeowners funded by gaming revenue distributions and repeals several existing property tax reduction and school district option provisions, effective January 1, 2027.
Homeowners who meet residency and property tax payment criteria become eligible to receive direct annual financial rebates derived from state gaming funds, while school districts and local taxing authorities operate under revised revenue allocation and tax authorization rules.
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.
Homeowners
Homeowners who meet occupancy, tax payment, and application criteria are eligible to receive an annual financial gaming dividend rebate.
County Assessors
Assessors must compile and submit lists of eligible homeowners of record and verify list corrections within specified time limits.
Treasury Department
The department must administer application procedures, calculate award amounts, review lists, and mail annual gaming dividends to homeowners.
School Districts
School districts operate under repealed and amended tax authorization, revenue disposition, and property tax reduction allocation frameworks.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive the annual gaming dividend?
When will the annual gaming dividends be mailed to homeowners?
Does the annual gaming dividend count as taxable income?
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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- Sep 24, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to GAMING OVERSIGHT, Sept. 24, 2026
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Shift from Property Tax Reductions to Direct Gaming Dividends
The legislation repeals older property tax reduction allocation formulas and school district options, replacing them with a centralized annual gaming dividend managed by the Treasury Department.
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0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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