PRINTER'S NO. 359 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No.394 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY GROVE, STENDER, GREINER, KUTZ, STAATS AND GILLEN, JANUARY 28, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JANUARY 28, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies, further providing for limitations. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 79A14 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: ยง 79A14. Limitations. (a) Applicability of tax credit.-- A tax credit established under this chapter may be used against the active volunteer's tax liability for the current taxable year and every year thereafter. The tax credit established under this chapter shall remain in effect until the governing body of the municipality repeals the tax credit. (b) Alternative benefit.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an active volunteer who has no tax liability for the tax imposed under Chapter 3 of the Local Tax Enabling Act or for a tax imposed by a municipality on real 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 property, the governing body of a municipality that elects to offer a tax credit established under this chapter shall determine an alternative method by which the active volunteer shall receive the full benefit of the otherwise awarded tax credit. Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20250HB0394PN0359 - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 6