HB2494

In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax.

Introduced·5/7/26
Introduced Text

HB2494 exempts pet food sales from Pennsylvania sales tax for six months post-enactment.

HB2494 amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971 to exclude the sale of pet food from sales tax for six months following the bill's enactment. This exclusion applies to individual purchasers for nonbusiness use. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will provide guidance on this exclusion through a notice on its website. The term "pet food" includes dry, wet, raw, gently cooked, fresh, and semi-moist food. The bill defines "purchaser" as an individual who pays for the pet food during the exclusion period, regardless of when delivery occurs.

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History

May 7

House

Referred to Finance