Dates
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Existence:
1975 - Present
biographical statement
As a standing committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, it is a long standing committee. Its original name was the Committee of Ways and Means (1813 - 1974). The committee changed names to the present Finance Committee in 1975 due to wanting to have parallel committees with the Senate.
The Finance Committee regularly considers bills and holds informational meetings on issues relating to taxes. More specifically these issues include tax credits, tax discounts, sales taxes, tax cuts, tax exemptions, corporate taxes, personal taxes, alternate valuations of property, rebates, and amendments to the Fiscal Code. It also considers bills dealing with vouchers and grants such as school property tax vouchers and heating grants for senior citizens. Various bills relating to small games of chance are also referred to this committee. The Finance Committee also reviews all proposed regulations of the Revenue Department.
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Identifier: ST1997_08
Scope and Contents
The records of the Finance Committee from the 1997-1998 session, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Karl W. Boyes (majority) and Fred A. Trello (minority). The vice chairs were Jerry L. Nailor (majority) and Terry E. Van Horne (minority). The secretaries were Patrick M. Brown (majority) and James E. Shaner (minority).
Dates:
1997 - 1998
Collection
Identifier: ST1999_08
Scope and Contents
Session 1999-2000, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Karl Boyes (majority) and Fred A. Trello (minority). The vice chairs were Stanley E. Saylor (majority) and Timothy L. Pesci (minority). Secretaries were Patrick M. Brown (majority) and James E. Shaner (minority).
Dates:
1999 - 2000
Collection
Identifier: ST2001_09
Scope and Contents
Suring the 2001-2002 session, Republicans were in majority. Chairs were Karl Boyes (majority) and Fred A. Trello (minority). Vice chairs were Stanley E. Saylor (majority) and James E. Shaner (minority). Secretaries were Patrick M. Browne (majority) and Jennifer L. Mann (minority).During the 2001-2002 session, public hearings were held by the Finance Committee on the Employment Incentive Tax Credit and the Research and Development Tax Credit. In 2002, a meeting was called to...
Dates:
2001 - 2002; Acquisition: 2001-12-11
Collection
Identifier: ST2003_09
Scope and Contents
The records of the Finance Committee from 2003-2004 session, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Robert J. Flick (majority) and David K. Levdansky (minority). The vice chairs were Stanley E. Saylor (majority) and James E. Shaner (minority). The secretaries were Mike Turzai (majority) and Florindo J. Fabrizio (minority). The committee covered subjects including property tax legislation, earned income tax collection, and legislation regarding small games of chance. Many...
Dates:
2003 - 2004
Collection
Identifier: ST2005_09
Scope and Contents
The Finance Committee records from the 2005-2006 session, the Republicans in the Majority. The Chairs were Dennis Leh (Majority) and David Levdansky (Minority). The Vice Chairs were Stanley Saylor (Majority) and Dan Frankel (Minority). The Secretaries were Gordon Denlinger (Majority) and Florindo Fabrizio (Minority).
Dates:
2005 - 2006
Collection
Identifier: ST2007_09
Scope and Contents
The 2007-2008 Finance Committee dealt with several specific topics, most relating to taxes. Public hearings were held on the following issue: earned income tax credit (House Bill 377); the treatment of Goodwill following business combination of a banking institution; the amusement tax; combined reporting (House Bill 1186); youth employment incentive tax credit (House Bill 333); property tax reform (House Bill 1600); property tax relief for low income seniors in Philadelphia (House Bill...
Dates:
2007 - 2008
Collection
Identifier: ST2009_09
Scope and Contents
The records of the Finance Committee from the 2009-2010 session, the Democrats in majority. The Chairs were David K. Levdansky (Majority) and Samuel E. Rohrer (Minority). The Vice Chairs were Rosita C. Youngblood (Majority) and Daryl D. Metcalfe (Minority). The Secretaries were Rick Mirabito (Majority) and John C. Bear (Minority).
Dates:
2009 - 2010; Acquisition: 2012-06-11
Collection
Identifier: ST2011_09
Scope and Contents
The 2011-2012 Finance Committee was chaired by Kerry A. Benninghoff (Majority) and Phyllis Mundy (D). The Vice Chairs were Gordon Denlinger (Majority) and Matthew Smith (D). The Secretaries were Eli Evankovich (Majority) and Kevin J. Boyle (D).Some of the major topics discussed during the 2011-2012 session were Marcellus Shale Drilling, Property Taxes for Senior Citizens, Disease Management Tax Credit, Updates to the Commonwealth's Tax Policies and Procedures, Tax Incentives for...
Dates:
2011 - 2012; Acquisition: 2013-08-01
Collection
Identifier: ST2013_09
Scope and Contents
The records of the Finance Committee from the 2013-2014 session, the Republicans in majority. The chairs were Kerry A. Benninghoff (majority) and Phyllis Mundy (minority). The vice chairs were John A. Lawrence (majority) and Madeleine Dean (minority). The secretary was Eli Evankovich (majority). The subjects covered by the committee included the Tax Reform Code of 1971, Governor Corbett's Tax Reform Proposal, Taxpayer Relief Act, property tax, purely public charities, exemptions...
Dates:
2013 - 2014; Acquisition: 2014-11-25
Collection
Identifier: ST2015_09
Scope and Contents
The records of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Finance Committee, the Republicans in the majority, the Democrats in the minority. The Chairs of the Committee were Bernie O’Neill (majority) and Jake Wheatley Jr. (minority). The Vice Chairs of the Committee were Michael Peifer (majority) and Madeleine Dean (minority). The Secretaries of the Committee were George Dunbar (majority) and Margo Davidson (minority).
The Finance Committee of 2015-2016 made various changes to...
Dates:
2015 - 2016; Acquisition: 2017-02-06
