PRINTER'S NO. 793
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
748
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, SCHWANK, MASTRIANO, BARTOLOTTA, CULVER,
VOGEL, COSTA, BREWSTER, TARTAGLIONE, KANE AND KEARNEY,
MAY 31, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MAY 31, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing
for automated speed enforcement systems in active work zones
and for pilot program for automated speed enforcement system
on designated highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3369(e)(1), (h)(1) and (3)(iv) and (vi),
(j)(1) and (k) and 3370 heading, (a) and (q) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 3369. Automated speed enforcement systems in active work
zones.
* * *
(e) Penalty.--
(1) [If a person violates this section as a first
offense, the person shall receive a written warning.] The
penalty for a first violation under this section shall be a
fine of $25.
* * *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
(h) Authority and duties of department and Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission.--
(1) The department and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
shall establish [a five-year] an automated speed enforcement
system program [not later than 18 months following the
effective date of this section].
* * *
(3) * * *
(iv) [Remaining] Beginning with the fourth year of
the program, remaining fines shall be allocated by the
department or Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for the
last two years to develop a Work Zone and Highway Safety
Program. At a minimum, funds from the Work Zone and
Highway Safety Program shall be used for improvement
projects and countermeasures to improve the safety in
work zones and on highways. Funds may also be used to
increase awareness of distracted driving and
transportation enhancements established under section
3116 (relating to automated red light enforcement systems
in first class cities).
* * *
[(vi) If the five-year program is not extended by
the General Assembly, any remaining fines remitted to the
department or Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall be
used as provided under subparagraph (iv).]
* * *
(j) Contest.--
(1) An owner may, within 30 days of the mailing of the
notice, request a hearing to contest liability by appearing
before the system administrator either personally or by an
20230SB0748PN0793 - 2 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
authorized agent or by mailing a request in writing on the
prescribed form. The hearing may be in person or remotely
through live-stream synchronous video conferencing or similar
virtual presence technology. Appearances in person and
remotely shall be only at the locations, except for remote
hearings, and times set by the system administrator.
* * *
[(k) Expiration.--This section shall expire five years from
the effective date of this section.]
§ 3370. [Pilot program] Program for automated speed enforcement
system on designated highway.
(a) General rule.--A [pilot] program is established to
provide for an automated speed enforcement system on [the] a
designated highway[.] as follows:
(1) A city of the first class, upon passage of an
ordinance, is authorized to enforce section 3362 (relating to
maximum speed limits) by recording violations using an
automated speed enforcement system approved by the
department.
(2) This section shall only be applicable in a city of
the first class in areas agreed upon by the system
administrator and the Secretary of Transportation using the
automated speed enforcement system on U.S. Route 1 (Roosevelt
Boulevard) between Ninth Street and the Philadelphia County
line shared with Bucks County.
* * *
[(q) Expiration.--This section shall expire five years from
its effective date.]
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20230SB0748PN0793 - 3 -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29