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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | January 10, 2013 03:39 PM |
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| From: | Senator John N. Wozniak |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Amendment to Title 75 pertaining to Drivers Licenses |
| I plan on introducing legislation that would amend Title 75, Vehicle Code, pertaining to expiration and renewal of drivers’ licenses. This proposed legislation would provide for an eight (8) year drivers license as opposed to the current four (4) year license. The renewal fee would remain at $5.25 per year plus the cost of the photograph. Furthermore, the legislation would provide for the expiration of a driver license the day before an individual turns 21. In this way, those individuals turning 21 will not be required to either obtain a duplicate license or continue carrying a vertical-display license. The Transportation Funding Advisory Committee recommended modernizations that provide cost savings to the Department of Transportation and make the system more consumer friendly. This bill represents one of those suggestions. It will be more convenient for the consumer, having to go to the driver license center only once every eight years; there will be a yearly savings of $500,000 to the Department and there would be a total customer postage savings of $100,000 per year. With the addition of the 21 year old issue, the law if enacted would provide a smoother transition for those “coming of age.” |
Introduced as SB677