Transportation

passed · Pennsylvania · House Apr 15, 2026

HR 477: A Resolution designating the month of May 2026 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

This bill designates May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Pennsylvania to highlight the importance of road safety for all drivers. The resolution encourages motorists to be more alert when sharing the road with motorcyclists and supports existing safety programs. It does not change any laws or regulations but serves as a symbolic reminder to promote awareness and safe riding practices.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill promotes motorcycle safety awareness, aligning with enhancing transportation safety indicators.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Pennsylvania · House Apr 15, 2026

HR 403: A Resolution designating the month of April 2026 as "Pennsylvania 8-1-1 Safe Digging Month."

This resolution designates April 2026 as "Pennsylvania 8-1-1 Safe Digging Month" to raise awareness about the state's utility notification system. It directly encourages excavators and homeowners to call 8-1-1 (or 1-800-242-1776) before digging to locate underground utility lines, preventing damage, injuries, and service interruptions. The resolution emphasizes the existing legal requirement for three business days' notice before excavation and promotes the Pennsylvania One Call System, which handles over 1 million annual requests to protect infrastructure and the environment. As a ceremonial resolution, it does not create new laws but aims to reinforce public safety practices through recognition.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationPromotes safe digging awareness to prevent utility line damage, enhancing transportation infrastructure safety and preventing service disruptions during excavation.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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signed · Pennsylvania · Senate Apr 1, 2026

SB 997: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in motor carrier safety, further providing for Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee.

SB 997 updates Pennsylvania's motor carrier safety regulations by clarifying the role and duties of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. The bill directly affects commercial trucking companies and the committee members who advise on safety standards. Key provisions require the committee to provide regular recommendations on safety practices and share updates with the state transportation department. This change aims to improve how safety guidance is developed and communicated within the industry.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAmends motor carrier safety regulations to strengthen committee recommendations and communication with transportation department, enhancing vehicle safety standards.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Pennsylvania · House Dec 22, 2025

HB 1615: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for homicide by vehicle while driving under influence; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for the offense of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for grading, for penalties, for ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition.

HB 1615 amends Pennsylvania laws related to sentencing, driver licensing, and traffic offenses. It requires notice to drivers when their Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) for a traffic offense is accepted, and updates penalties for driving under the influence (DUI), including stricter grading for repeat offenses and enhanced penalties for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence. The bill also revises procedures for licensing when a driver's privilege is suspended or revoked. These changes directly affect drivers facing traffic-related charges, courts processing these cases, and prosecutors seeking appropriate penalties. The bill is currently under review in the Transportation committee.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases penalties for DUI, repeat offenses, and homicide by vehicle while driving under influence, with stricter grading and enhanced penalties, indicating a punitive stance against these offenses.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationStrengthened DUI penalties, stricter repeat offense grading, and enhanced homicide by vehicle penalties directly enhance transportation safety standards per bill's focus on traffic offense regulations.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Pennsylvania · House Nov 12, 2025

HB 416: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, providing for Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program; in 911 Emergency Communication Services, further providing for surcharge; in Department of Revenue, further providing for exclusion from classes of income and providing for research and experimental expenditures and qualified production property, for report to General Assembly and for interest expense; in joint underwriting association, further providing for findings and for definitions, repealing provisions relating to sunset and providing for risk-based capital certification, for fund transfers, for association oversight and additional duties, for Joint Underwriting Association Board, for board meetings, for construction, for dissolution, for appropriations and for reports and hearings; in State Health Insurance Exchange Affordability Program, further providing for Exchange Affordability Assistance Account; providing for Rural Health Transformation Program; in Treasury Department, providing for waiver of interest, costs and fees; in procedure for disbursement of money from the State Treasury, further providing for use and appropriation of unused Commonwealth funds; in oil and gas wells, further providing for Oil and Gas Lease Fund; providing for advanced air mobility sites and for public transportation vehicles; in human services, further providing for resident care and related costs; in Attorney General, providing for home improvement contractor registration fee; providing for Rare Disease Advisory Council, for affordable housing tax credit and for working Pennsylvanians tax credit; in additional keystone opportunity expansion zones, providing for additional keystone opportunity expansion zones for certain counties of the fourth class; providing for additional extensions of keystone opportunity zones; in special funds, further providing for funding, for expiration and for other grants; in additional special funds and restricted accounts, further providing for establishment of special fund and account, for use of fund and for distributions from Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund and providing for refund of 2003 assessment by Insurance Department; in additional special funds and restricted accounts relating to Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund, further providing for deposits and providing for Property Tax Relief Fund; in general budget implementation, further providing Executive Offices, for Department of Community and Economic Development, for Department of Environmental Protection, for Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, for Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and for Commonwealth Financing Authority, providing for stenography services, further providing for surcharges, for Federal and Commonwealth use of forest land and for Multimodal Transportation Fund and providing for State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board, for interest transfers, for fund transfers and for miscellaneous provisions; in 2024-2025 budget implementation, further providing for Department of Education, for Department of Environmental Protection and for Department of Human Services; in Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program, further providing for scope of article, for definitions and for the Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program, providing for review and determination of specific permits and for State agency permits and further providing for construction; providing for electricity load forecast accountability, for 2025-2026 budget implementation and for 2025-2026 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts; making repeals; and making editorial changes.

HB 416 establishes a new Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention Program to support early childhood educators and creates a Rural Health Transformation Program to improve healthcare access in underserved areas. It also streamlines permit processes for economic development projects through the Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development Program. These provisions are integrated into the 2025 state budget implementation, alongside administrative updates to tax collection procedures, state fund management, and reporting requirements for agencies like the Department of Revenue and Treasury. The bill does not alter existing tax rates or create new funding streams but modifies how current state financial systems operate.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill funds essential programs (Child Care, Rural Health) and provides tax credits (affordable housing, working Pennsylvanians), supporting budget allocation and tax relief.90% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes Rural Health Transformation Program to improve healthcare access in underserved areas, directly advancing healthcare services and access.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill explicitly includes 'affordable housing tax credit' as a direct funding mechanism for affordable housing programs.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill explicitly mentions 'public transportation vehicles' and 'advanced air mobility sites' in title, directly supporting transportation infrastructure expansion.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

signed · Pennsylvania · House Nov 6, 2025

HB 646: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for prohibiting use of hearing impairment devices.

HB 646 amends Pennsylvania's vehicle code to prohibit drivers from using hearing impairment devices, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, while operating a motor vehicle. This law directly affects drivers who rely on such devices, making it illegal to use them while driving. The key provision updates the "rules of the road" under Title 75 to explicitly ban the use of these devices behind the wheel. The bill became law as Act No. 43 of 2025 after receiving gubernatorial approval on November 6, 2025.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill amends vehicle code to prohibit hearing impairment devices while driving, enhancing transportation safety per rules of the road.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

passed · Pennsylvania · Senate Oct 27, 2025

SB 65: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and points; in rules of the road in general, further providing for meeting or overtaking school bus; and imposing penalties.

SB 65 amends Pennsylvania's vehicle code to strengthen school bus safety rules. It increases penalties for drivers who fail to stop for school buses with flashing red lights (5 points and a 60-day license suspension) and adds a $250-$500 fine with a $35 surcharge for violations. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to include school bus safety education in driver license renewal notices and share materials with school districts. All surcharges from violations fund the School Bus Safety Grant Program to improve school bus safety measures.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationStrengthens school bus safety protocols with penalties and education, directly protecting student transportation access critical for K-12 education.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationStrengthens school bus safety with increased penalties, education requirements, and funding from surcharges, directly enhancing transportation safety standards.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Pennsylvania · House Oct 15, 2025

HB 1734: An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in turnpike, further providing for electronic toll collection.

HB 1734 amends Pennsylvania's turnpike toll collection laws to modernize electronic payment systems. It updates the legal framework for electronic toll collection (like E-ZPass) on state turnpikes, requiring compatible infrastructure and payment methods. This directly affects drivers using Pennsylvania turnpikes who rely on electronic toll systems for payment. The bill focuses on streamlining toll collection processes without changing toll rates or funding.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyModernizes electronic toll collection infrastructure, advancing tech use in transportation systems without privacy/security implications.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationModernizes electronic toll collection infrastructure, streamlining payment systems without changing rates or funding, advancing transportation efficiency and compatibility with current technology.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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passed · Pennsylvania · House Oct 3, 2025

HB 1608: An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in transportation infrastructure, providing for design build best value.

HB 1608 would change how Pennsylvania awards transportation infrastructure projects by allowing state agencies to use a "design build best value" approach instead of solely selecting the lowest bid. This means projects could be awarded based on a combination of cost, technical quality, and project timeline, rather than just the cheapest proposal. The bill directly affects state transportation projects (like roads and bridges) and the contractors bidding on them. It is currently pending final approval after passing third consideration in the legislature.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill changes award process to prioritize quality alongside cost for infrastructure projects, enhancing project outcomes and infrastructure quality.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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in committee · Pennsylvania · House Sep 10, 2025

HB 1416: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle.

HB 1416 would create a new criminal offense for interfering with the operation or movement of public transit vehicles, such as buses or trains. It directly affects individuals who physically block doors, assault drivers or passengers, or otherwise disrupt transit service. The bill establishes specific penalties for these actions under Pennsylvania's vehicle laws, treating interference as a criminal violation. This change aims to clarify legal consequences for behaviors that endanger transit operations and passenger safety. The bill is currently stalled, having been "laid on the table" in September 2025.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeCreates new criminal offense for transit interference, strengthening law enforcement's ability to address safety threats under vehicle laws.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationCreates criminal penalties for disrupting public transit operations, directly enhancing safety and operational integrity of transportation services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✓ Supports Transportation

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