Mazzocco legislation establishing small business healthcare tax credit passes House
Rep. Jen Mazzocco June 10, 2026 | 3:39 PM
HARRISBURG, June 10 – Today, legislation sponsored by state Rep. Jen Mazzocco (H.B. 2550) advanced through the state House of Representatives with bipartisan support, securing a 200-2 vote.
The legislation would establish the Small Business Health Care Premiums Contribution Tax Credit, allowing small business owners to claim a tax credit for contributing to their employees’ health insurance premiums.
Mazzocco introduced the bill along with co-prime sponsors Rep. Arvind Venkat, D-Allegheny, and Rep. Steve Samuelson, D-Northampton, addressing healthcare affordability issues in the wake of cuts to the Affordable Care Act at the end of 2025. According to Pennie, the Commonwealth’s official health insurance marketplace, an unprecedented 85,000 enrollees terminated coverage for 2026, many of those from the small business community.
“I’m proud of my colleagues in the House who voted to give small business employers the ability to better handle our current affordability crisis,” Mazzocco said. “When employers don’t have tools like this tax credit, the employees suffer, often foregoing insurance entirely to save costs. No hard-working Pennsylvanian should have to give up their health because of their wallet, and this bill is another step toward getting the Commonwealth insured with affordable, quality care.”
Rep. Venkat, a member of Pennie’s board of directors, said he’s seen firsthand how affordable health insurance “can make the difference in whether patients decide to seek treatment.”
“The passage of House Bill 2550 is a major step to ensuring that many of our neighbors who work for small businesses will have access to insurance without raising costs for their employer,” Venkat said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to partner with Reps. Mazzocco and Samuelson on this legislation to help many of the over 160,000 of Pennsylvanians who have recently lost insurance coverage to again have the peace of mind of being able to seek medical care without going bankrupt.”
House Bill 2550 will now head to the state Senate for consideration.