SB 35 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.
Last action — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 4, 2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Vehicle Emissions Reform
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
40 added · 61 removedPlain-language change summary
The amended version of Bill SB 35 removes a provision that allowed counties to be taken out of the enhanced vehicle emission inspection program if it could be shown they could meet air quality standards without those inspections. Now, the focus is solely on revising the State implementation plan to demonstrate compliance with federal standards without necessarily removing counties from the program. This change matters because it emphasizes the need to maintain stricter air quality control measures while ensuring compliance with federal law, potentially impacting how counties manage their air quality and pollution.
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100 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
130 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
WARD, BROOKS, PENNYCUICK, HUTCHINSON, BAKER,BAKER STEFANO AND CULVER,STEFANO, JANUARY 22, 2025 SENATORREFERRED J.TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.
WARD, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 28, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated prohibition on expenditures for emission inspection program.
(1.1) FOR A COUNTY THAT IS NOT REMOVED FROM THE ENHANCED <-- VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THROUGH THE PROCESS INITIATED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) AND PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH WAS SUBJECT TO THE ENHANCED VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHALL INITIATE THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE COUNTY FROM THE ENHANCED VEHICLE EMISSION INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE COUNTY CAN MAINTAIN THE RELEVANT STANDARDS WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE VEHICLE EMISSION 20250SB0035PN0130 - 2 - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
(2.1)(3) INThe ADDITIONDepartment TOof THEEnvironmental REVISEDProtection STATEshall IMPLEMENTATIONcomply <--with PLANFederal SUBMITTEDlaw UNDERduring PARAGRAPHthe (2),process THEof DEPARTMENTthe OFrevision, ENVIRONMENTALincluding PROTECTIONby SHALLensuring COMPLETEthat ANDthe SUBMITrevision Awill REVISEDnot STATEinterfere IMPLEMENTATIONwith PLANattainment NOrequirements LATERor THANreasonable 180further DAYSprogress AFTER20250SB0035PN0100 INITIATING- THE2 PROCESS- UNDERtoward PARAGRAPHattainment, (1.1).and that Federal funding is not negatively impacted as a result of the revision.
(3)(4) The Department of Environmental Protection shall complynotify withthe Federalfollowing lawof duringits thesubmission process of the revisionrevised <--State REVISIONS,implementation includingplan byto ensuring that the revisionUnited REVISIONSStates <--Environmental willProtection notAgency: interfere with attainment requirements or reasonable further progress toward attainment, and that Federal funding is not negatively impacted as a result of the revision <-- REVISIONS.
<-- (4) The Department of Environmental Protection shall notify the following of its submission of the A revised State <-- implementation plan, AS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED UNDER THIS <-- SUBSECTION, to the United States Environmental Protection Agency:
(ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Environmental Resources and Energy AND NATURAL RESOURCE <-- 20250SB0035PN0130 - 3 - PROTECTION Committee of the House of Representatives.
(5) Upon approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of the A revised State implementation plan, <-- the Secretary of Environmental Protection shall transmit notice of the approval to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
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Action History
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Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 4, 2025
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In the House
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(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 97), Feb. 3, 2025
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Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 3, 2025 (27-21)
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Re-reported as committed, Jan. 29, 2025
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Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 29, 2025
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Second consideration, Jan. 29, 2025
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First consideration, Jan. 28, 2025
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Reported as amended, Jan. 28, 2025
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Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 22, 2025
Sponsors
- Judy Ward · Cosponsor
- Wayne Langerholc · Primary
- Elder A. Vogel · Cosponsor
- Michele Brooks · Cosponsor
- Tracy Pennycuick · Cosponsor
- Scott E. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Lisa Baker · Cosponsor
- Patrick J. Stefano · Cosponsor
- Doug Mastriano · Cosponsor
- Lynda Schlegel Culver · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 243 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Wayne Langerholc Republican
Co-sponsors (9)
- Judy Ward Republican
- Elder A. Vogel Republican
- Michele Brooks Republican
- Tracy Pennycuick Republican
- Scott E. Hutchinson Republican
- Lisa Baker Republican
- Patrick J. Stefano Republican
- Doug Mastriano Republican
- Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican
Not signed on (243)
243 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 243 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 43% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Anthony Williams | — | Nay |
| Amanda M. Cappelletti | Democratic | Nay |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Nay |
| Carolyn T. Comitta | Democratic | Nay |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Nay |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Nay |
| John I. Kane | Democratic | Nay |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Nay |
| Katie J. Muth | Democratic | Nay |
| Lindsey M. Williams | Democratic | Nay |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Nay |
| Maria Collett | Democratic | Nay |
| Marty Flynn | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Miller | Democratic | Nay |
| Nick Pisciottano | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Nikil Saval | Democratic | Nay |
| Patty Kim | Democratic | Nay |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Nay |
| Steven J. Santarsiero | Democratic | Nay |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Nay |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Nay |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Nay |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Gebhard | Republican | Yea |
| Cris Dush | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn W. Keefer | Republican | Yea |
| Devlin J. Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Frank A. Farry | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Rothman | Republican | Yea |
| Jarrett Coleman | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Picozzi | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Pittman | Republican | Yea |
| Judy Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Lynda Schlegel Culver | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Rosemary M. Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Pennycuick | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 35 do?
- Vehicle Emissions Reform
- Who sponsors SB 35?
- SB 35 is sponsored by Judy Ward (Republican), Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Michele Brooks (Republican), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Scott E. Hutchinson (Republican), Lisa Baker (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), Doug Mastriano (Republican), and Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 35?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SB 35?
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