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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2025 - 2026
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 5, 2024 01:08 PM |
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| From: | Representative Stephanie Borowicz |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Sales and Use Tax Exemption on Firearms and Ammunition (Former HB 241) |
| In the near future, I intend to reintroduce legislation that will provide an exclusion from our state Sales and Use Tax for the purchase of a firearm and ammunition, a proposal similar to one enacted in the State of West Virginia in 2021. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution provides the “right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed,” yet Pennsylvanians are subject to several taxes and fees relating to the purchase and ownership of firearms. This includes not only our state sales tax, but to the extent applicable, local sales tax, and those imposed by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for the purchase of pistols, revolvers, and other portable weapons such as rifles and shotguns, along with ammunition under the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET). With that said, my legislation will provide an exclusion from our state sales tax for the purchase of a firearm and ammunition. The States of Louisiana and Mississippi host “Second Amendment Weekends” whereby the purchases of firearms, ammunition, and hunting gear are excluded from their respective sales taxes. I believe Pennsylvanians, with our longstanding history associated with hunting and trapping, deserve the same. I respectfully ask for your consideration to join me as a co-sponsor of this important piece of legislation. Previous co-sponsors: Hamm, Kauffman, R. Mackenzie, Owlett, Leadbeter, Fink, Zimmerman, Rowe, Kephart, Bernstine and Warner |
Memo Updated: December 5, 2024 01:18 PM