# Pennsylvania SB 1299: An Act providing for a tax credit for retrofitting residential high-rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and associated monitoring or detection devices.

Pennsylvania SB 1299, An Act providing for a tax credit for retrofitting residential high-rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and associated monitoring or detection devices., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Frank A. Farry (Republican); status passed senate, last action 2026-09-30 (Referred to Local Government); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania SB 1299
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act providing for a tax credit for retrofitting residential high-rise structures with an automatic fire sprinkler system and associated monitoring or detection devices.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-04-23
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Referred to Local Government
- Sponsor: Frank A. Farry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (80 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Frank A. Farry (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Picozzi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John I. Kane (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-29 | Senate | Senate Bill 1299 PN1644 A04261, ROBINSON Amendment No. A-4261 | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-09-28 | committee | 22 0 | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-08 | committee | 9 2 | pass | 9 | 2 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-09-30: Referred to Local Government (House)
- 2026-09-30: Third consideration and final passage (49-0) (Senate)
- 2026-09-30: Amended on third consideration (49-0) (Senate)
- 2026-09-29: Amended on third consideration (49-0) (Senate)
- 2026-09-28: Re-reported as committed (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-06-09: Second consideration (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: First consideration (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: Reported as committed (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Referred to Urban Affairs & Housing (Senate)

## Bill text

- PN 1987, 2026-09-30: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987)
- PN 1985, 2026-09-29: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985)
- PN 1644, 2026-04-23: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644)

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## Sources
- [PN 1987 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987)
- [PN 1987 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987)
- [PN 1987 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1987)
- [PN 1985 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985)
- [PN 1985 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985)
- [PN 1985 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1985)
- [PN 1644 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644)
- [PN 1644 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644)
- [PN 1644 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/SB1299/PN1644)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-SB1299-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-21).