THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ELLIS, GEIST, MARKOSEK, BAKER, BEAR, BEYER, BROOKS, CREIGHTON, DALLY, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FARRY, FRANKEL, GERGELY, GROVE, HARPER, HELM, KNOWLES, KORTZ, MAJOR, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, OBERLANDER, PALLONE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 30, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 30, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for exemption of persons,

entities and vehicles from fees.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1901(c)(16) of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1901.  Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.

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(c)  Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No

registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any

of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to

cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the

registration:

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(16)  Any person who is retired and receiving social

security or other pension and whose total annual income does

not exceed $19,200. Unless the retired person is physically

or mentally incapable of driving the vehicle, the retired

person shall be the principal driver of the vehicle but may

from time to time authorize another person to drive the

vehicle in his or her stead. For purposes of this paragraph,

the term "income" shall not include a stipend received from

the Federal Government under the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115).

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.