SB 155 Pennsylvania Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of March 28, 1984 (P.L.150, No.28), known as the Automobile Lemon Law, further providing for definitions, for repair obligations, for manufacturer's duty for refund or replacement and for presumption of a reasonable number of attempts.

This bill updates Pennsylvania's Automobile Lemon Law to clarify definitions and strengthen protections for buyers and lessees of defective new vehicles, including motorcycles. It establishes specific time and mileage limits for when manufacturers must repair issues that significantly affect a vehicle's use, value, or safety, and mandates refunds or replacements if these repairs fail after a reasonable number of attempts. The legislation also introduces a presumption that a reasonable number of repair attempts have occurred for motorcycles if manufacturer-sourced parts are used, while excluding off-road vehicles and dual-sport motorcycles from coverage. Additionally, the law sets a maximum deduction of 10 cents per mile or 10% of the purchase price when calculating refunds for the consumer's use of the vehicle before the defect was reported.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2024
Senate Passage
Nov 2024
House Passage
Oct 2024
Signed into Law
Nov 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Signed Nov 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Oct 1, 2024 · House Oct 23, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Oct 1, 2024
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Nov 18, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
upper
Oct 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
upper
Oct 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Oct 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as amended
lower
Oct 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Oct 22, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
lower
Oct 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Oct 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities
lower
Oct 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jan 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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