PRINTER'S NO. 1429

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1331

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY GAYDOS, PISCIOTTANO, STAMBAUGH, BROOKS, HILL-

EVANS, CONKLIN, SAINATO, ROWE AND GILLEN, MAY 5, 2021

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 5, 2021

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definitions of "emergency service responder"

and "emergency vehicle" in section 102 of Title 75 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 102. Definitions.

Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent

provisions of this title which are applicable to specific

provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when

used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly

or regional municipal special emergency response team which

is authorized to respond to emergencies under 42 Pa.C.S. §

8953 (relating to Statewide municipal police jurisdiction).

"Emergency vehicle." A State or county emergency management

vehicle, fire department vehicle, police vehicle, sheriff

vehicle, ambulance, advanced life support squad vehicle, basic

life support squad vehicle, emergency canteen support service

organization vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, human organ

delivery vehicle, hazardous material response vehicle, armed

used for answering emergency calls, a vehicle owned by or leased

to a regional emergency medical services council that is used as

authorized by the Department of Health to respond to an actual

or potential disaster, mass casualty situation or substantial

threat to public health, a vehicle owned by a county or regional

police association and operated by a police officer that is used

for police transport or victim extraction, a vehicle that is

owned and operated by a county correctional institution in a

city of the first class and used to respond to an emergency at a

correctional institution in a city of the first class or to

escort an ambulance which is transporting sick or injured

authorities) and used in the enforcement of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 57

(relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class cities), a

vehicle owned by a city of the first class and operated by first

judicial district certified armed probation officers, a vehicle

owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that

is used by an emergency service responder as dispatched by the

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's traffic operations center, or

any other vehicle designated by the State Police under section

6106 (relating to designation of emergency vehicles by

Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned vehicle used in

company has three or more fire vehicles, a second or third

assistant chief.

commander.

hazardous materials response team.

emergency medical services to law enforcement under 35

Pa.C.S. § 8136 (relating to special operations emergency

medical services).

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and tactical emergency medical services response team members.--

A privately owned vehicle used in responding to an emergency

under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8953 (relating to Statewide municipal police

privately owned vehicle used in responding to an emergency in

accordance with all other applicable laws by any member of a

tactical emergency medical services response team shall be

equipped with revolving or flashing red lights and an audible

warning system in accordance with subsection (a) subject to the

lights and audible warning system being returned to the head of

the special emergency response team upon termination of a

person's active status as a police officer or active member of a

special emergency response team or active member of a tactical

emergency medical services team.

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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.