Bill Text: PA HB804 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for public referendum requirements for increasing certain taxes.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 23-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-09 - Referred to FINANCE [HB804 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB804-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 894
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 804 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, BOBACK, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HESS, KAUFFMAN, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MOUL, MURT, PICKETT, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, S. H. SMITH, STERN, SWANGER, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 9, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 9, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873,
No.1), entitled "An act providing for taxation by school
districts, for the State funds formula, for tax relief in
first class cities, for school district choice and voter
participation, for other school district options and for a
task force on school cost reduction; making an appropriation;
prohibiting prior authorized taxation; providing for
installment payment of taxes; restricting the power of
certain school districts to levy, assess and collect taxes;
and making related repeals," further providing for public
referendum requirements for increasing certain taxes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 333(b) of the act of June 27, 2006 (1st
Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, is
amended to read:
Section 333. Public referendum requirements for increasing
certain taxes.
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(b) Prohibitions.--Except as set forth in subsection (i) and
(j), unless there is compliance with subsection (c), a board of
school directors may not do any of the following:
(1) Increase the rate of a tax levied for the support of
the public schools by more than the index. For purposes of
compliance with this paragraph, a school district which is
situated in more than one county and which levies real estate
taxes under section 672.1 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
shall apply the index to each separate rate of real estate
taxes levied. The index shall be applied and remain in force
pursuant to any other provision of this act prior to a school
district which is situated in more than one county
rebalancing the real estate taxes in each county in which the
school district is situated. An increase of the rate of a tax
levied for the support of the public schools shall not exceed
the index solely because a school district levies real estate
taxes under section 672.1 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.
(2) Levy a tax for the support of the public schools
which was not levied in the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
(3) Raise the rate of the earned income and net profits
tax if already imposed under the authority of the Local Tax
Enabling Act except as otherwise provided for under section
331.2 or 332.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter
to the contrary, the adoption of a referendum under section
331.2 or 332 confers on the board of school directors the
authority to raise income taxes only to the extent contained
in the language of the referendum, and any future increase of
an income tax to be used for the purpose of property tax
reduction shall be submitted to the electors of the school
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district at a subsequent municipal election pursuant to the
provisions of section 332.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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