Regular Session 2017-2018 House Bill 0026 P.N. 4146

SENATE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1142, 2010, 4135 PRINTER'S NO. 4146

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

Session of

2017

INTRODUCED BY WHITE, GABLER, SACCONE, WARD, DRISCOLL, MURT,

MILLARD, SAYLOR, D. COSTA, FREEMAN, FARRY, ZIMMERMAN, IRVIN,

HEFFLEY, GILLEN, TAYLOR, BOBACK, HILL-EVANS, MALONEY,

V. BROWN, O'BRIEN, CHARLTON, KORTZ, BARRAR, TOEPEL, KINSEY,

BARBIN, JOZWIAK AND COX, MARCH 28, 2017

SENATOR BROWNE, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS

AMENDED, OCTOBER 2, 2018

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing FOR

ANTIQUE, CLASSIC AND COLLECTIBLE PLATES AND for special

registration plates., PROVIDING FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING

AWARENESS PLATE, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL PLATES FOR

VETERANS AND PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF

SOLDIER'S MEDAL, FOR SPECIAL PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF

PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE BADGE AND FOR SPECIAL PLATES FOR

VETERANS OF AN ALLY FOREIGN COUNTRY; AND, IN FEES, FURTHER

PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTION OF PERSONS, ENTITIES AND VEHICLES

FROM FEES AND FOR FEE FOR LOCAL USE.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1341(c) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

SECTION 1. SECTION 1340(B) OF TITLE 75 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA

CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED AND THE SECTION IS AMENDED BY

ADDING SUBSECTIONS TO READ:

§ 1340. ANTIQUE, CLASSIC AND COLLECTIBLE PLATES.

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(A.2) HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE PLATES.--IN LIEU OF A

SPECIAL PLATE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION (A), THE OWNER OF A

HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE MAY BE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT

SPECIAL PLATES FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE

AND EFFECT AS ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC REGISTRATION PLATES. THE

APPLICANT SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION AS THE DEPARTMENT MAY

REQUIRE FOR PROCESSING THE REQUEST AND A $75 APPLICATION FEE.

(B) USE OF PLATES.--IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO OPERATE

A MOTORCYCLE OR VEHICLE WITH ANTIQUE, CLASSIC, VINTAGE [OR],

COLLECTIBLE OR HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES FOR

GENERAL DAILY TRANSPORTATION. PERMITTED USE SHALL BE LIMITED TO

PARTICIPATION IN CLUB ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITS, TOURS, PARADES,

OCCASIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SIMILAR USES. OCCASIONAL

TRANSPORTATION SHALL MEAN NO MORE THAN ONE DAY PER WEEK.

MILITARY VEHICLE" MEANS AN ANTIQUE OR CLASSIC VEHICLE, INCLUDING

A TRAILER, THAT WAS MANUFACTURED FOR USE IN ANY COUNTRY'S

MILITARY FORCES AND IS MAINTAINED TO REPRESENT THE VEHICLE'S

MILITARY DESIGN AND MARKINGS ACCURATELY.

SECTION 2. SECTION 1341(C) OF TITLE 75 IS AMENDED TO READ:

§ 1341. Special registration plates.

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applicant, the department is authorized to issue organization

registration plates. Organization registration plates may be

issued for special groups or for special purposes and bear an

appropriate designation. Special groups may charge [a] AN

INITIAL fee for authorization to request a registration plate

bearing the name of the group or an abbreviation of the group

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name as desired by the organization . [.] OR AN ABBREVIATION OF

THE GROUP NAME DESIRED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND AS APPROVED BY

THE DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL GROUPS WITH MORE THAN 2,000 ORGANIZATION

REGISTRATION PLATES MAY CHARGE A RENEWAL FEE FOR AUTHORIZATION

TO RENEW A REGISTRATION PLATE BEARING THE NAME OF THE GROUP. THE

IMPOSITION OR COLLECTION OF INITIAL OR RENEWAL FEES FOR

AUTHORIZATION TO REQUEST OR CONTINUE USE OF A SPECIAL GROUP'S

PLATE IS AT THE SPECIAL GROUP'S DISCRETION AND DOES NOT REQUIRE

ANY ACTION BY THE DEPARTMENT. If the vehicle is licensed to a

business that is not a member of the special group, the

department shall issue the plate as long as the business owner

or officer making application is a member of that group. An

organization registration plate may be used only on a passenger

car or truck, with a registered gross weight of not more than

14,000 pounds, trailer, motorcycle or motor home.

SECTION 3. TITLE 75 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:

§ 1358.2. DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS PLATE.

(A) DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS PLATE.--THE DEPARTMENT

SHALL DESIGN A DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS REGISTRATION PLATE.

UPON APPLICATION OF ANY PERSON, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF $40,

WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE REGISTRATION FEE, THE

DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE THE PLATE FOR A MOTORCYCLE AND A

PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT

MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS OR A MOTOR HOME. THE FEE SHALL BE USED

EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON THE

DANGERS POSED BY DISTRACTED DRIVING, AT THE DEPARTMENT'S

DISCRETION.

(B) EXPIRATION.--THIS SECTION SHALL EXPIRE DECEMBER 31,

2025.

SECTION 4. SECTION 1364 OF TITLE 75 IS AMENDED BY ADDING A

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SUBSECTION TO READ:

§ 1364. SPECIAL PLATES FOR VETERANS.

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PERSON, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF $35, WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION

TO THE REGISTRATION FEE AND BY SUCH DOCUMENTATION AS THE

DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE

PERSON A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE DESIGNATING THE VEHICLE AS

BELONGING TO A PERSON WHO IS HONORING WOMEN VETERANS OF THE

ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SPECIAL REGISTRATION

PLATE MAY BE USED ONLY ON A PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK WITH A

REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS. THE

VETERANS' TRUST FUND SHALL RECEIVE $15 OF THE FEE PAID BY THE

APPLICANT FOR THE PLATE. THE PORTION OF THE FEE TRANSFERRED TO

THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE USED FOR

PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT ASSIST WOMEN VETERANS.

SECTION 5. TITLE 75 IS AMENDED BY ADDING SECTIONS TO READ:

§ 1368.1. SPECIAL PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF SOLDIER'S MEDAL.

UPON APPLICATION OF ANY PERSON WHO IS A RECIPIENT OF THE

SOLDIER'S MEDAL, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF $20 WHICH SHALL BE IN

ADDITION TO THE REGISTRATION FEE AND BY SUCH DOCUMENTATION AS

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE TO THE

PERSON A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE DESIGNATING THE VEHICLE SO

LICENSED AS BELONGING TO A PERSON WHO IS A RECIPIENT OF THE

SOLDIER'S MEDAL. THE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE MAY BE USED ONLY

ON A PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF

NOT MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS.

§ 1368.2. SPECIAL PLATES FOR RECIPIENTS OF PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE

BADGE.

UPON APPLICATION OF ANY PERSON WHO IS A RECIPIENT OF THE

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PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE BADGE, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF $20 WHICH

SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE REGISTRATION FEE AND BY SUCH

DOCUMENTATION AS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE, THE DEPARTMENT

SHALL ISSUE TO THE PERSON A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE

DESIGNATING THE VEHICLE SO LICENSED AS BELONGING TO A PERSON WHO

IS A RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE BADGE. THE SPECIAL

REGISTRATION PLATE MAY BE USED ONLY ON A PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK

WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS.

§ 1369.3. SPECIAL PLATES FOR VETERANS OF AN ALLY FOREIGN

COUNTRY.

UPON APPLICATION OF A PERSON WHO WAS A CITIZEN OF A FOREIGN

COUNTRY THAT ALLIED WITH THE UNITED STATES IN A MILITARY

CONFLICT AND SERVED IN A MILITARY BRANCH OF THAT FOREIGN COUNTRY

DURING THE MILITARY CONFLICT, ACCOMPANIED BY A FEE OF $20 WHICH

SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE REGISTRATION FEE AND BY SUCH

DOCUMENTATION AS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE, THE DEPARTMENT

SHALL ISSUE TO THE PERSON A SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE

DESIGNATING THE VEHICLE SO LICENSED AS BELONGING TO A PERSON WHO

IS A VETERAN OF A MILITARY BRANCH OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT

ALLIED WITH THE UNITED STATES IN A MILITARY CONFLICT. THE

SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE MAY BE USED ONLY ON A PASSENGER CAR

OR TRUCK WITH A REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN 14,000

POUNDS.

SECTION 6. SECTIONS 1901(B)(2) AND 1935(B) AND (C) OF TITLE

75 ARE AMENDED TO READ:

§ 1901. EXEMPTION OF PERSONS, ENTITIES AND VEHICLES FROM FEES.

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(B) TITLE AND REGISTRATION FEES.--NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED

FOR TITLING OR REGISTRATION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

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(2) VEHICLES REGISTERED BY VOLUNTEER FIRE, RESCUE AND

AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXEMPT A VOLUNTEER EMS COMPANY,

VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE AND NONPROFIT EMERGENCY MEDICAL

SERVICES AGENCY THAT IS A NONPROFIT CHARTERED CORPORATION,

ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THIS COMMONWEALTH,

THAT IS LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE EXEMPTION

SHALL NOT INCLUDE A CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION

THAT IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN THE OPERATION OF INVALID COACHES

THAT ARE INTENDED FOR THE ROUTINE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS WHO

ARE CONVALESCENT OR OTHERWISE NONAMBULATORY AND DO NOT

ORDINARILY REQUIRE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT WHILE IN

TRANSIT. THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT USE ANY OTHER METHOD TO

DETERMINE VOLUNTEER STATUS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

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§ 1935. FEE FOR LOCAL USE.

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(B) LEVY.--BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2014, A COUNTY MAY,

IN ITS DISCRETION, BY ORDINANCE, IMPOSE [A] AN ANNUAL FEE OF $5

FOR EACH NONEXEMPT VEHICLE REGISTERED TO AN ADDRESS LOCATED IN

THE COUNTY. A COUNTY SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PASSAGE

OF THE ORDINANCE 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE

ORDINANCE.

UNDER SUBSECTION [(A)] (B) AT THE TIME A VEHICLE IS REGISTERED

AND SHALL DEPOSIT THE MONEY IN THE FEE FOR LOCAL USE FUND.

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SECTION 7. THE AMENDMENT OF 75 PA.C.S. § 1935(B) AND (C)

SHALL APPLY TO REGISTRATIONS ISSUED OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER THE

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

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Section 2 8. This act shall take effect in 120 days. AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) THE AMENDMENT OR ADDITION OF 75 PA.C.S. §§

1340(A.2), (B) AND (C), 1341(C), 1358.2, 1364(C), 1368.1,

1368.2, 1369.3 AND 1901(B)(2) SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 120 DAYS.

(2) THE AMENDMENT OF 75 PA.C.S. § 1935(B) AND (C) SHALL

TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.

(3) THIS SECTION AND THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL

TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. IN 120 DAYS.

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