HB 960 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for disqualification.

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960 2025 INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, PROBST, KHAN, KENYATTA, GREENGREEN, CURRY AND CURRY,WEBSTER, MARCH 18, 2025 AS REPORTEDAMENDED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ASMAY AMENDED,14, APRIL 22, 2025 AN ACT AmendingAmeStatutes, Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing forforated disqualification.

* * * (d) Mitigation of disqualification for life.--life.--[The <--department (D)may MITIGATIONissue OFregulations DISQUALIFICATIONestablishing FORguidelines, LIFE.--[THEincluding <--conditions, DEPARTMENTunder MAYwhich ISSUEa REGULATIONSdisqualification ESTABLISHINGfor GUIDELINES,life INCLUDINGunder CONDITIONS,subsection UNDER(c) WHICHmay Abe DISQUALIFICATIONreduced FORto LIFEa UNDERperiod SUBSECTIONof (C)not MAYless BEthan REDUCEDten TOyears, Aif PERIODsuch OFreductions NOTare LESSpermitted THANby TENFederal YEARS,regulations.] IF SUCH REDUCTIONS ARE PERMITTED BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS.] (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), a person subject to lifetime disqualification of commercial driving privileges under subsection (c) may apply to the department for reinstatement of commercial driving privileges.

(ii) The person shall attend and successfully complete an approved driver improvement course administered by a driver improvement school.school authorized under section 1549 (relating to establishment of schools), regardless of the underlying reason for the lifetime disqualification.

AUTHORIZED <-- UNDER SECTION 1549 (RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS), REGARDLESS OF THE UNDERLYING REASON FOR THE LIFETIME DISQUALIFICATION.

20250HB0960PN1460 - 2 - (B) A violation of section 3742.

20250HB0960PN1727 - 2 - (C) A violation of section 3743.

(G) AnA offenseviolation that caused the death of asection person1543(b)(1.1) <--(relating asto adriving resultwhile ofoperating aprivilege motoris vehiclesuspended accidentor throughrevoked). the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, including a violation of 18 Pa.C.S.

§(H) 2504A or a violation of section 3732.3808(a)(2) (relating to illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock).

(H)(I) (G) A violation of section 1543(b)(1.1)1547 <--for (relatinga refusal to drivingsubmit whileto operatingchemical privilegetesting. is suspended or revoked).

(I)(J) (H)An Aoffense violationin ofanother sectionstate 3808(a)(2)similar <-- (relating to illegallyan operatingoffense aspecified motorin vehiclethis notsubparagraph. equipped with ignition interlock).

(J) (I) A violation of section 1547 for a <-- refusal to submit to chemical testing.

(K) (J) An offense in another state similar to <-- an offense specified in this subparagraph.

20250HB0960PN1460(VIII) -THE 3PERSON -SHALL (2)PROVIDE ATO personTHE whoDEPARTMENT has<-- beenPROOF convictedOF ofCITIZENSHIP aOR violationLAWFUL ofPERMANENT anyRESIDENCY ofAS theREQUIRED followingBY shall49 beCFR ineligiblePT. for reinstatement of commercial driving privileges under this subsection:

383 (RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS;

REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES).

(2) A person who has been convicted of a violation of any of the following shall be ineligible for reinstatement of 20250HB0960PN1727 - 3 - commercial driving privileges under this subsection:

(IV)(iv) A VIOLATIONviolation OFof SECTIONsection 3742 WHEREwhere THEthe MOTORmotor <--vehicle VEHICLEwas WASinvolved INVOLVEDin INan ANaccident ACCIDENTresulting RESULTINGin INthe THEdeath DEATHof OFa Aperson. PERSON.

(V)(v) ANAn OFFENSEoffense THATthat CAUSEDcaused THEthe DEATHdeath OFof Aa PERSONperson ASas Aa RESULTresult OFof Aa MOTORmotor VEHICLEvehicle ACCIDENTaccident THROUGHthrough THEthe NEGLIGENTnegligent OPERATIONoperation OFof Aa MOTORmotor VEHICLE,vehicle, INCLUDINGincluding Aa VIOLATIONviolation OFof 18 PA.C.S.Pa.C.S.

§ 2504 ORor Aa VIOLATIONviolation OFof SECTIONsection 3732.

(3) A person seeking reinstatement of commercial driving privileges under this subsection shall submit an application, by certified mail ORor ELECTRONICALLYelectronically ASas PERMITTEDpermitted BYby THEthe <--department, DEPARTMENT, on a form prescribed by the department, and shall include proof of all of the following:

(i) Voluntary A CERTIFICATEcertificate ORor OTHERother FORMform PROVIDEDprovided <--by BYthe THEDepartment DEPARTMENTof OFHealth HEALTHfor FORthe THEvoluntary VOLUNTARY admittance 20250HB0960PN1460 - 4 - and successful completion of an appropriate rehabilitation program approved by the Department of Health if required 20250HB0960PN1727 - 4 - under paragraph (1)(i).

(ii) Attendance A CERTIFICATEcertificate ORor OTHERother FORMform PROVIDEDprovided <--by BYthe THEdriver DRIVERimprovement IMPROVEMENTschool SCHOOLfor FORthe THEattendance ATTENDANCE and successful completion of an approved driver improvement course administered by a driver improvement school.

(4) The department shall providehave writtenup noticeto by30 firstdays <--to classreview mailand ofissue thean approval or denial of an application submitted under this subsectionsubsection. within 30 days of receipt of the application.

THEUpon DEPARTMENTcompletion, SHALLthe HAVEdepartment UPshall TOprovide 30written DAYSnotice TOby <--first REVIEWclass ANDmail, ISSUEor ANelectronically APPROVALas ORpermitted DENIALby OFthe ANdepartment, APPLICATIONof SUBMITTEDthe UNDERapproval THISor SUBSECTION.denial of an application submitted under this subsection.

UPON COMPLETION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, OR ELECTRONICALLY AS PERMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OF THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION.

(6) TheIn departmentorder mayto [issuefacilitate regulationsthe establishingprompt <--implementation guidelines, including conditions, under which a 20250HB0960PN1460 - 5 - disqualification for life under subsection (c) may be reduced to a period of not less than ten years, if such reductions are permitted by Federal regulations] promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement this subsection.subsection:

(6)(i) INThe ORDERdepartment TOmay FACILITATEpromulgate THEtemporary PROMPTregulations IMPLEMENTATIONthat OFshall <--expire THISno SUBSECTION:later than three years following the publication of the temporary regulations.

(I)The THEcommission DEPARTMENTmay MAYpromulgate PROMULGATEtemporary TEMPORARYregulations REGULATIONSnot THATsubject SHALLto: EXPIRE NO LATER THAN THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE TEMPORARY REGULATIONS.

THE20250HB0960PN1727 COMMISSION- MAY5 PROMULGATE- TEMPORARY(A) REGULATIONSSection NOT612 SUBJECTof TO:the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.

(A)(B) SECTIONSections 612201, OF202, THE203, ACT204 OFand APRIL205 9,of 1929the (P.L.177,act NO.175),of KNOWNJuly AS31, THE1968 ADMINISTRATIVE(P.L.769, CODENo.240), OFreferred 1929.to as the Commonwealth Documents Law.

(B)(C) SECTIONSSections 201,204(b) 202,and 203,301(10) 204of ANDthe 205act OFof THEOctober ACT15, OF1980 JULY(P.L.950, 31,No.164), 1968known (P.L.769,as NO.240),the REFERREDCommonwealth TOAttorneys ASAct. THE COMMONWEALTH DOCUMENTS LAW.

(C)(D) SECTIONSThe 204(B)act ANDof 301(10)June OF25, THE1982 ACT(P.L.633, OFNo.181), OCTOBERknown 15,as 1980the (P.L.950,Regulatory NO.164),Review KNOWNAct. AS THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEYS ACT.

(D)(ii) THEThe ACTdepartment's OFauthority JUNEto 25,adopt 1982temporary (P.L.633,regulations NO.181),under KNOWNsubparagraph AS(i) THEshall REGULATORYexpire REVIEWthree ACT.years after the effective date of this paragraph.

(II)Regulations THEadopted DEPARTMENT'Safter AUTHORITYthis TOperiod ADOPTshall TEMPORARYbe REGULATIONSpromulgated UNDERas SUBPARAGRAPHprovided (I)by SHALLlaw. EXPIRE THREE YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

REGULATIONS ADOPTED AFTER THIS PERIOD SHALL BE PROMULGATED AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

This act shall take effect in 18 30 months.

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