HB 2582 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in general provisions relating to operation of vehicles, further providing for drivers of emergency vehicles.

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WILLIAMS,2582 JUNE 1, 2026 REFERREDINTRODUCED TOBY COMMITTEEDOUGHERTY, ONGUENST, TRANSPORTATION,BRENNAN, JUNED. 1, 2026 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated definitions.

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AND, IN GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO <-- OPERATION OF VEHICLES, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DRIVERS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

* * * "Emergency vehicle." A State or county emergency management vehicle, fire department vehicle, police vehicle, sheriff vehicle, ambulance, advanced life support squad vehicle, basic life support squad vehicle, emergency canteen support service organization vehicle, blood delivery vehicle, human organ delivery vehicle, hazardous material response vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one vehicle operated by a coroner or chief county medical examiner and one vehicle operated by a chief deputy coroner or deputy chief county medical examiner used for answering emergency calls, a vehicle owned by or leased to a regional emergency medical services council that is used as authorized by the Department of Health to respond to an actual or potential disaster, mass casualty situation or substantial threat to public health, a vehicle owned by a county or regional police association and operated by a police officer that is used for police transport or victim extraction, a vehicle that is owned and operated by a county correctional institution in[in a <-- city of the first classclass] and used to respond to an emergency at <-- a correctional institution in[in a city of the first classclass] or to <-- escort an ambulance which is transporting sick or injured prisoners in[in a city of the first class,class], any vehicle operated <-- by a special agent, special agent supervisor, narcotics agent or narcotics agent supervisor while performing official duties as employees of the Office of Attorney General, any vehicle owned and operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority established in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S.

57 (relating to taxicabs and limousines in first class cities), a vehicle owned by a city of the first class and operated by first judicial district certified armed probation officers, a State parole fugitive apprehension emergency vehicle, a vehicle owned 20260HB2582PN3649 - 2 - and operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that is 20260HB2582PN3471 - 2 - used by an emergency service responder as dispatched by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's traffic operations center, or any other vehicle designated by the State Police under section 6106 (relating to designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police), or a privately owned vehicle used in answering an emergency call when used by any of the following:

20260HB2582PN3649 - 3 - (1) The operator has completed an emergency vehicle 20260HB2582PN3471 - 3 - operator training course approved by the Department of Corrections.

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SECTION 3105(D.1) OF TITLE 75 IS AMENDED TO READ:

<-- § 3105.

DRIVERS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

* * * (D.1) VEHICLES OWNED AND OPERATED BY A COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION [IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS].--THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION [IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS] AND USED TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY AT A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION [IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS] OR TO ESCORT AN AMBULANCE WHICH IS TRANSPORTING A SICK OR INJURED PRISONER [IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS] SHALL COMPLY WITH MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS, RED SIGNAL INDICATIONS AND STOP SIGNS.

AFTER ASCERTAINING THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE GIVEN 20260HB2582PN3649 - 4 - THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE DRIVER MAY PROCEED THROUGH A RED SIGNAL INDICATION OR STOP SIGN.

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