PRINTER'S NO. 3954
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2601
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, DONATUCCI, KIM, JAMES, PICKETT, FREEMAN,
NEILSON, SAINATO, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLEGEL CULVER, CONKLIN,
MERSKI, MARSHALL, CIRESI, HILL-EVANS, KENYATTA, ZIMMERMAN,
WHEELAND, HENNESSEY, KAUFER AND DeLUCA, JUNE 23, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 23, 2020
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in fees, further providing for exemption of
persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1901(c)(16) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 1901. Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
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(c) Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
registration:
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(16) [Any] (i) Subject to adjustment under subparagraph
(ii), a person who is retired and receiving social
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security or other pension and whose total annual income
does not exceed [$19,200] $29,906.Unless the retired
person is physically or mentally incapable of driving the
vehicle, the retired person shall be the principal driver
of the vehicle but may from time to time authorize
another person to drive the vehicle in his or her stead.
(ii) Beginning in calendar year 2021, and each
calendar year thereafter, the maximum total annual income
amount in subparagraph (i) shall be fixed annually by the
department based upon the maximum amount in the prior
year as adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the
United States for all items as published by the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
for the previous 12-month period. The maximum amount as
adjusted shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
The department shall submit notice of the new maximum
amount to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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