PRINTER'S NO. 440

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 390 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY HASAY, BLAUM, TIGUE, CAWLEY AND DAVIES, MARCH 15,
           1983

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, MARCH 15, 1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), entitled "An
     2     act relating to tax reform and State taxation by codifying
     3     and enumerating certain subjects of taxation and imposing
     4     taxes thereon; providing procedures for the payment,
     5     collection, administration and enforcement thereof; providing
     6     for tax credits in certain cases; conferring powers and
     7     imposing duties upon the Department of Revenue, certain
     8     employers, fiduciaries, individuals, persons, corporations
     9     and other entities; prescribing crimes, offenses and
    10     penalties," providing for a limitation on information
    11     required of religious organizations for sales tax exemption
    12     purposes.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     Section 1.  The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as
    16  the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by adding a section to
    17  read:
    18     Section 207.  Limitation on Information Required of Religious
    19  Organizations.--The department shall not, for the purposes of
    20  granting an exemption under section 204(10), require of any
    21  religious organization a list of the names of contributors nor
    22  the amounts so contributed to that organization.


     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




















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