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PRINTER'S NO. 318
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
304
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, AUMENT, BREWSTER, COSTA, EICHELBERGER,
FOLMER, LAUGHLIN, MARTIN, McGARRIGLE, RAFFERTY, SCHWANK,
STEFANO, VOGEL, WAGNER AND WARD, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
AN ACT
Limiting assignment of State-owned vehicles; prohibiting long-
term vehicle leases for public officials and employees; and
providing for duties of the Department of General Services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the State Vehicle
Limitations Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of General Services of the
Commonwealth.
"Judicial official." Any of the following:
(1) A justice of the Supreme Court.
(2) A judge of the Commonwealth Court.
(3) A judge of the Superior Court.
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(4) A judge of a court of common pleas.
(5) A magisterial district judge.
(6) A judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court.
(7) A judge of the Pittsburgh Magistrate's Court.
(8) A judge of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia.
(9) An appointive judicial officer, including an
arbitrator, auditor, commissioner to take oaths and
depositions, custodian, examiner, guardian, master, mental
health review officer, receiver, referee, trustee, viewer and
other like officers.
"State employee." An individual employed by the
Commonwealth.
"State official." A person elected by the public or elected
or appointed by a governmental body or an appointed official in
the executive or legislative branch of the Commonwealth.
"State-owned vehicle." A vehicle that is owned by the
Commonwealth. The term does not include vehicles used for law
enforcement purposes by persons that have arrest powers.
Section 3. Limitations on State-owned vehicle leases.
(a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection (b):
(1) No State official, judicial official or State
employee may be assigned a State-owned vehicle on a permanent
or long-term basis.
(2) No Commonwealth funds may be used to lease a vehicle
on a long-term basis to or on behalf of any State official,
judicial official or State employee.
(b) Emergency response.--This section does not apply to a
State official, judicial official or State employee whose
official duties require the assignment or lease of a vehicle for
emergency response.
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Section 4. Existing lease agreements.
In the case of a lease of a vehicle entered into prior to the
effective date of this section, rules and procedures in effect
prior to the effective date of this section shall apply until
the expiration of the lease.
Section 5. Duties of department.
The department shall develop and implement standards designed
to increase the cost-effectiveness and efficient use of State-
owned vehicles under its control.
Section 6. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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