PRINTER'S NO. 1334
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1243
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BARTON, CAUSER, COOK, FLICK, GILLEN,
GREINER, JAMES, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, MARSHALL, MOUL, NEILSON,
E. NELSON, PICKETT, RADER, RAPP, SMITH AND ZIMMERMAN,
MAY 24, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 24, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for application
for REAL ID.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 1506.1. Application for REAL ID.
(a) Verification of Social Security number.--The department
shall accept any type of document permitted under the Real ID
Act of 2005 for the purpose of reviewing an application for a
REAL ID and verifying the applicant's Social Security number.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
"REAL ID." A photo identification card or driver's license
issued by the department under this chapter or Chapter 16
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(relating to commercial drivers) that complies with the REAL ID
Act of 2005.
"REAL ID Act of 2005." Division B of the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on
Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13, 119 Stat.
302) and regulations promulgated under that act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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