SB 915 Pennsylvania Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for lost, stolen, damaged or illegible registration plate.

This bill updates Pennsylvania vehicle laws to allow the Department of Transportation to replace registration plates that are too worn or damaged to be read from a reasonable distance. Under the new rules, owners of standard plates must pay for a replacement, while those with special veteran or military service plates receive a free replacement with the same design. The legislation also ensures that personal plates with unique numbers keep their original numbers unless the owner chooses otherwise. These changes apply to a wide range of special plates honoring military service, veterans, and their families, and the law takes effect 60 days after passage.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2024 Last action Oct 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2024 · House May 6, 2024

How they voted

410
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Mar 19, 2024
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 6, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-0)
house
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors