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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 465 establishes a commercial property tax redistribution system for school districts through intermediate units
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to FINANCE, Feb. 4, 2025Sponsors: Paul Friel and 6 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 465 requires school districts to share a phased-in percentage of commercial property taxes from high-value properties with s for redistribution to all member school districts. Starting at 10 percent in the first year and scaling up to 70 percent by the seventh year, the collected revenue will be distributed proportionally based on student enrollment.
School districts with high-value commercial properties will transfer a rising share of those tax revenues to s over seven years, altering funding streams for local public education across the Commonwealth.
- Public school funding in Pennsylvania relies heavily on local property taxes, creating significant funding disparities between property-wealthy and property-poor school districts. context
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.
school districts
School districts must remit a phased percentage of high-value commercial property taxes to intermediate units and will receive redistributed revenue based on student enrollment.
intermediate units
Intermediate units are required to establish commercial property tax groups, maintain revenue accounts, and distribute funds to member school districts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which commercial properties are subject to the tax redistribution?
How are the collected funds distributed back to school districts?
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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 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to FINANCE, Feb. 4, 2025
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Phased Revenue Redistribution
The bill implements a seven-year ramp-up period, gradually increasing the share of redistributed commercial property taxes from 10 percent to 70 percent.
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0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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