PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4700 PRINTER'S NO. 4751
No. 2978 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY R. STEVENSON, LEH, TURZAI, SAYLOR, ELLIS,
HUTCHINSON, ADOLPH, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
CAUSER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALLY, FAIRCHILD, GODSHALL,
HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, MAHER, MAJOR, MARSICO,
McCALL, METCALFE, R. MILLER, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SCAVELLO, SEMMEL, STERN, WATSON, WRIGHT, BUXTON, HERSHEY,
CAPPELLI, DeLUCA, WILT, FICHTER, BALDWIN, GRELL, SONNEY,
GABIG, MUSTO AND BASTIAN, OCTOBER 3, 2006
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 5, 2006
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," further providing for exclusions from sales and
11 use tax.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. Section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
15 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, is amended by
16 adding a clause to read:
17 Section 204. Exclusions from Tax.--The tax imposed by
18 section 202 shall not be imposed upon any of the following:
1 * * *
2 (66) The purchase of a tangible item AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT <--
3 furnished to the public at cost by a government agency or court.
4 This exclusion shall also include the duplication or electronic <--
5 transfer of an official document and the transfer of tangible
6 personal property directly connected with the sale, use,
7 duplication or electronic INCLUDE THE SALE, USE, DUPLICATION, <--
8 TRANSFER OR ELECTRONIC transfer of the official document. For
9 the purposes of this clause, the following terms or phrases
10 shall have the following meanings:
11 (i) "court" includes:
12 (A) an "appellate court" as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 102
13 (relating to definitions);
14 (B) a "court of common pleas" as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 102;
15 (C) the "minor judiciary" as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 102;
16 (ii) government agency means an "agency" as defined in
17 section 1 of the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212),
18 referred to as the "Right-to-Know Law";
19 (iii) official document means a "record" as defined in
20 section 1 of the "Right-to-Know Law". The term shall include
21 notes of court testimony, deposition transcripts, driving
22 records, accident reports, birth and death certificates, deeds,
23 divorce decrees and other similar documents.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days <--
25 IMMEDIATELY. <--
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