THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, BEAR, BELFANTI, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BROWN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COHEN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CUTLER, DAY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURPHY, MURT, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, ROCK, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEVENSON, THOMAS, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND GEIST, JULY 10, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 10, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for drivers in funeral

processions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3107 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 3107.  Drivers in funeral processions.

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(b.1)  Visual signals authorized.--Notwithstanding any other

provision of this title to the contrary, a funeral director or

the director's representative may display flashing or revolving

purple lights on any funeral processional vehicle which is being

driven in a funeral procession.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.