Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 735 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance.

Last action — Referred to Transportation

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill expands the admissibility of evidence in chemical testing related to impairment by including testimony from certified drug recognition experts.

  • Section 1547

    alcohol[.]; → alcohol in combination with a drug; (iii) a drug; or (iv) a combination of drugs.

    It allows for additional evidence types regarding impairment, specifically including combinations of alcohol and drugs.

  • Section 1547

    Testimony from a certified drug recognition expert shall be admissible in any judicial proceeding as evidence of impairment.

    It permits the testimony of drug recognition experts as valid evidence in court regarding a person's impairment.

Action History

  1. Referred to Transportation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 245 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (245)

245 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 735?
SB 735 is sponsored by Wayne Langerholc (Republican), Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Rosemary M. Brown (Republican), Marty Flynn (Democratic), Lisa Baker (Republican), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), and Cris Dush (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 735?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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