Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 338 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for width of vehicles.

Last action — Approved by the Governor

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

47 added · 52 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 338 changes some rules for driving large farm equipment on public roads. It allows implements of husbandry that are between 14 feet 6 inches and 18 feet wide to be accompanied by a pilot vehicle displaying an "oversize load" sign, while also removing the requirement to notify transportation authorities in advance, except in emergencies. This change aims to make it easier for farmers to transport their equipment, while also ensuring that safety measures, like proper lighting, are still in place.

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WARD, MARTIN, YAW, SCHWANK, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, AUMENT, ARGALL, PHILLIPS-HILL AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 SENATOR K.
WARD, MARTIN, YAW, SCHWANK, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, AUMENT, ARGALL, PHILLIPS-HILL AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 AN ACT AmeStatutes, in size, weight and load, further providing ford width of vehicles.
WARD, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, MARCH 27, 2019 AN ACT AmeStatutes, in size, weight and load, further providing ford width of vehicles.
located not more than 150 miles away for the purpose of buying, selling, trading, loaning and leasing, demonstrating, repairing or servicing the implement of husbandry[.] WITH AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS' PRIOR <-- NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT BY TELEPHONE.
located not more than 150 miles away for the purpose of buying, selling, trading, loaning and leasing, demonstrating, repairing or servicing the implement of husbandry.
IN CASES OF EMERGENCY REPAIR OR SERVICING, ADVANCE NOTICE IS NOT REQUIRED.
(2.2) An implement of husbandry exceeding 14 feet 6 inches and not exceeding [16] 18 feet in width may be driven, hauled or towed on highways other than freeways between sunset and sunrise within 25 miles of any farm owned or operated by the owner of the implement of husbandry if all of the following are met:
(2.2) An implement of husbandry exceeding 14 feet 6 inches and not exceeding [16] 18 feet in width may be driven, hauled or towed, AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A PILOT VEHICLE THAT <-- DISPLAYS AN "OVERSIZE LOAD" SIGN ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATED HAZARD SIGNAL LAMPS, on highways other than freeways between sunset and sunrise 20190SB0338PN0503 - 2 - within 25 miles of any farm owned or operated by the owner of the implement of husbandry if all of the following are met:
(i) the implement of husbandry is equipped with reflective edgemarks or lights to identify the outermost edges of the rear and front of the implement that are 20190SB0338PN0325 - 2 - visible from the front, the rear and, as is practicable, from each side;
(i) the implement of husbandry is equipped with reflective edgemarks or lights to identify the outermost edges of the rear and front of the implement that are visible from the front, the rear and, as is practicable, from each side;
The requirement of this subparagraph shall be met if the minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage for the implement of husbandry have been provided under farm liability 20190SB0338PN0503 - 3 - insurance coverage maintained generally by the owner.
The requirement of this subparagraph shall be met if the minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage for the implement of husbandry have been provided under farm liability insurance coverage maintained generally by the owner.
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the width regulations for special vehicles, specifically increasing the maximum allowable width and adjusting notice requirements for transportation.

  • 75 Pa.C.S. § 4921(b)(2.1)

    not exceeding [16] 16 feet in width → not exceeding 18 feet in width

    Increases the maximum allowable width for certain implements of husbandry from 16 feet to 18 feet.

  • 75 Pa.C.S. § 4921(b)(2.1)

    [.] WITH AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS' PRIOR NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT BY TELEPHONE. IN CASES OF EMERGENCY REPAIR OR SERVICING, ADVANCE NOTICE IS NOT REQUIRED. → WITH AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS' PRIOR NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT BY TELEPHONE. IN CASES OF EMERGENCY REPAIR OR SERVICING, ADVANCE NOTICE IS NOT REQUIRED.

    Clarifies the advance notice requirements for transporting implements of husbandry for repair or servicing.

  • 75 Pa.C.S. § 4921(b)(2.2)

    not exceeding [16] 16 feet in width → not exceeding 18 feet in width

    Increases the maximum allowable width for another category of implements of husbandry from 16 feet to 18 feet.

  • 75 Pa.C.S. § 4921(b)(2.2)

    and MAY BE PRECEDED BY A PILOT VEHICLE THAT → and may be preceded by a pilot vehicle that

    Lowercases the section for consistency but does not change legal meaning.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor

  2. Presented to the Governor

  3. Signed in House

  4. Signed in Senate

  5. Third consideration and final passage

  6. Re-reported as committed

  7. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  8. Second consideration

  9. Removed from table

  10. Laid on the table

  11. First consideration

  12. Reported as committed

  13. Referred to TRANSPORTATION

  14. Third consideration and final passage

  15. Re-reported as committed

  16. Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

  17. Second consideration

  18. First consideration

  19. PN 0503 Reported as amended

  20. PN 0325 Referred to TRANSPORTATION

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 200 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 54001
Unaffiliated 92001
Democratic 54000
Total 200002
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
BARRAR — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
BROWN — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GREGORY — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
JONES — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
MURT — Yea
NELSON — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
PYLE — Yea
REESE — Yea
QUINN — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
BOYLE — Yea
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DELISSIO — Not Voting
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HARRELL — Yea
HARRIS — Yea
INNAMORATO — Yea
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
ULLMAN — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
WILLIAMS — Yea
YOUNGBLOOD — Yea
ZABEL — Yea
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Not Voting

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15000
Unaffiliated 20000
Democratic 13000
Total 48000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (48)
Member Party Vote
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
DINNIMAN — Yea
DISANTO — Yea
FARNESE — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
IOVINO — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
REGAN — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY H — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Katie J. Muth Democratic Yea
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Yea
Lisa M. Boscola Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Wayne D. Fontana Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Judy Ward Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Scott E. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed

Passed 24 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 7000
Total 24000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
AUMENT — Yea
BLAKE — Yea
KILLION — Yea
LEACH — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
BROWNE — Yea
CORMAN — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Art Haywood Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Judith L. Schwank Democratic Yea
Maria Collett Democratic Yea
Sharif Street Democratic Yea
Steven J. Santarsiero Democratic Yea
Vincent J. Hughes Democratic Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
David G. Argall Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Gene Yaw Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Kristin Phillips-Hill Republican Yea
Scott Martin Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Amended

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Unaffiliated 7000
Democratic 1000
Total 14000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
BLAKE — Yea
BREWSTER — Yea
GORDNER — Yea
SABATINA — Yea
SCAVELLO — Yea
YUDICHAK — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kim L. Ward Republican Yea
Patrick J. Stefano Republican Yea
Wayne Langerholc Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 338?
SB 338 is sponsored by Michele Brooks (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Judy Ward (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Scott Martin (Republican), Gene Yaw (Republican), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Aument, David G. Argall (Republican), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), and White.
What is the current status of SB 338?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2019. Enacted.
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