PRINTER'S NO. 276
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
313
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY CIRESI, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, DELLOSO, JAMES, PROBST,
HILL-EVANS, BURGOS, SAPPEY, GALLOWAY, HOWARD, D. WILLIAMS,
FLEMING, DEASY, FREEMAN, KINSEY, GILLEN AND N. NELSON,
MARCH 13, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 13, 2023
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) and (d)(2) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 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:
(1) Hospital.
(2) Humane society.
(3) Nonprofit youth center.
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(4) American Red Cross.
(5) Church.
(6) Girl Scouts of America.
(7) Boy Scouts of America.
(8) Salvation Army.
(9) Duly chartered posts of national veterans'
organizations.
(10) Young Men's Christian Association.
(11) Young Men's Hebrew Association.
(12) Young Women's Christian Association.
(13) Young Women's Hebrew Association.
(14) Jewish Community Center.
(15) Nonprofit corporations of musical marching groups
of youths.
(16) Any person who is retired and receiving social
security or other pension and whose total annual income does
not exceed $19,200. 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.
(17) Any veteran who lost a limb or eye or who became
partially paralyzed while serving in the armed forces of the
United States.
(18) A person who, as a member of the armed forces of
the United States, was captured by the enemy during World War
I, World War II, the Korean Emergency, the Vietnam Conflict
or in a future armed conflict for which the Department of
Defense authorizes a campaign medal.
(19) Any person who has been awarded the Congressional
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Medal of Honor.
(20) Nonprofit organizations which care for or otherwise
provide services for the elderly or the infirm.
(21) Nonprofit organizations which principally serve
mentally or physically handicapped or disabled persons.
(22) Nonprofit mobile aviation museum.
(23) Nonprofit corporations that provide ambulance or
emergency medical services.
(24) An active volunteer first responder who uses his or
her vehicle to respond to emergencies as a member of an
emergency medical services company, a volunteer fire company
or a volunteer rescue service. The active volunteer first
responder must be the owner and principal driver of the
vehicle but may from time to time authorize another person to
drive the vehicle in his or her stead. For the purposes of
this paragraph, the terms "emergency medical services
company," "volunteer fire company" and "volunteer rescue
service" shall have the meanings given to them in 35 Pa.C.S.
§ 7363 (relating to definitions).
(d) Limitations.--
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(2) Only one passenger car or truck with a registered
gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds may be registered
to any person under the provisions of subsection (b)(4) and
subsection (c)(16), (17), (18) [and], (19) and (24).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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