PRINTER'S NO. 3341
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2427
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, JUNE 20, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 20, 2024
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
lost, stolen, damaged or illegible registration plate and for
use of farm vehicle plates, providing for Pennsylvania
Sportsman plate, further providing for Distracted Driving
Awareness plate and for special motorcycle plates related to
veterans, providing for Operation Inherent Resolve veterans
plate, further providing for special plates for veterans,
providing for special plates for recipients of Borinqueneers
Congressional Gold Medal; and, in fees, further providing for
exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1333(b.1) and 1344(a)(3) of Title 75 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1333. Lost, stolen, damaged or illegible registration plate.
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(b.1) Illegible registration plate.--
(1) The department may reissue a registration plate upon
request by a registrant when it is determined by an
authorized representative of the department or law
enforcement that the registration plate is illegible from a
reasonable distance. The department may select the style of
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the reissued registration plate and, except in the case of
personal registration plates issued under section 1341
(relating to special registration plates), the registration
plate number.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1):
(i) The department shall at no cost to the
registrant reissue the style of the registration plate
under subparagraph (ii) upon request by a registrant when
it is determined by an authorized representative of the
department or law enforcement that the registration plate
is illegible from a reasonable distance.
(ii) Subparagraph (i) shall apply to plates issued
under:
(A) Section 1342 (relating to veteran plates and
placard).
(B) Section 1345 (relating to special plates for
recipients of the Medal of Honor).
(C) Section 1346 (relating to special plates for
recipients of Purple Heart).
(D) Section 1348 (relating to special plates for
Pearl Harbor survivors).
(E) Section 1350 (relating to special plates for
veterans of Korean War).
(F) Section 1350.1 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Korean Defense Service Medal).
(G) Section 1351 (relating to special plates for
veterans of Persian Gulf War).
(H) Section 1356 (relating to special plates for
recipients of Expeditionary Forces Medal).
(I) Section 1357 (relating to special plates for
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World War II veterans).
(J) Section 1357.1 (relating to special plates
for individuals in the service of the United States
Merchant Marine).
(K) Section 1360 (relating to special plates for
veterans of Vietnam Conflict).
(L) Section 1361 (relating to special motorcycle
plates related to veterans).
(M) Section 1362 (relating to Operation Iraqi
Freedom veterans plate).
(N) Section 1363 (relating to Operation Enduring
Freedom veterans plate).
(O) Section 1363.1 (relating to Afghanistan and
Iraq veterans plate).
(P) Section 1364 (relating to special plates for
veterans).
(Q) Section 1364.1 (relating to special plates
for current members of the armed forces of the United
States).
(R) Section 1365 (relating to Gold Star Family
plate).
(S) Section 1366 (relating to special plates for
recipients of Silver Star).
(T) Section 1366.1 (relating to special plates
for United States military airborne units).
(U) Section 1366.2 (relating to Blue Star Family
plate).
(V) Section 1366.3 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Air Medal).
(W) Section 1367 (relating to special plates for
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recipients of Bronze Star).
(X) Section 1368 (relating to special plates for
recipients of Bronze Star for Valor).
(Y) Section 1368.1 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Soldier's Medal).
(Z) Section 1368.2 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Presidential Service Badge).
(AA) Section 1368.3 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Legion of Merit).
(BB) Section 1369 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross or Air Force
Cross).
(CC) Section 1369.1 (relating to special plates
for recipients of Combat Action Badge, Combat
Infantryman Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, Combat
Action Medal or Combat Medical Badge).
(DD) Section 1369.3 (relating to special plates
for veterans of an ally foreign country).
(EE) Any special plates honoring military
service authorized by law that is consistent with
this paragraph. The secretary shall transmit notice
of any plates under this clause to the Legislative
Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
(iii) A registration plate under subparagraph (ii),
reissued under subparagraph (i), that is also a personal
registration plate shall be reissued at no cost to the
registrant with the same registration plate number unless
waived in writing by the registrant.
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(3) An individual employed as a staff person in a
district office of a member of the Senate or House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth shall be an authorized
representative of the department for purposes of paragraph
(1), if the individual has completed a training program,
approved by the department, for making the determination
required by paragraph (1), which shall be accompanied by a
photograph of the illegible registration plate.
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§ 1344. Use of farm vehicle plates.
(a) General rule.--A truck or truck tractor bearing farm
vehicle registration plates shall be used exclusively upon a
farm or farms owned or operated by the registrant of the vehicle
or upon highways between:
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(3) Such a farm or farms and a place of business or
place of residence for the purpose of buying or selling
agricultural commodities or supplies[.], regardless of
whether the vehicle is operated by the registrant of the
vehicle or an employee of the registrant of the vehicle.
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Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1355.2. Pennsylvania Sportsman plate.
(a) Design.- - No later than 60 days after the effective date
of this section, the department, in consultation with the
Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission, shall design a special Pennsylvania Sportsman
registration plate.
(b) Application.--Upon application by any person and payment
of a $40 fee, which shall be in addition to the registration
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fee, the department shall issue a Pennsylvania Sportsman
registration plate to the person.
(c) Limitation on gross weight.--The special registration
plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(d) Youth Hunting and Fishing Restricted Account.--
(1) The Youth Hunting and Fishing Restricted Account is
established in the State Treasury. The money in the
restricted account is appropriated on a continuing basis to
the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission as provided under this subsection.
(2) The sum of $14 of each fee collected under
subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Youth Hunting and
Fishing Restricted Account.
(3) The money in the Youth Hunting and Fishing
Restricted Account shall be allocated as follows:
(i) Fifty percent of the money in the restricted
account shall be allocated to the Pennsylvania Game
Commission for the purpose of conducting activities that
promote youth hunter education.
(ii) Fifty percent of the money in the restricted
account shall be allocated to the Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission for the purpose of conducting activities
that promote youth fishing education.
(4) The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission may not use money
allocated to them under this subsection for salaries or
administrative expenses.
Section 3. Sections 1358.2(b) and 1361 of Title 75 are
amended to read:
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§ 1358.2. Distracted Driving Awareness plate.
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[(b) Expiration.--This section shall expire December 31,
2025.]
§ 1361. Special motorcycle plates related to veterans.
(a) [Honorably discharged veterans.--Upon application of any
person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed
forces of the United States, or a reserve component of the armed
forces as defined in 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to
definitions), accompanied by a fee of $20] Veterans.--Upon
application of any person who is a veteran as defined under 51
Pa.C.S. § 7101.2 (relating to definitions), accompanied by a fee
of $26 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee
and by such documentation as the department shall require, the
department shall issue to the person a special registration
plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a
veteran. The special registration plate may be used only on a
motorcycle.
(a.1) Women veterans.--Upon application of any woman who is
a veteran as defined under 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101.2, accompanied by a
fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the annual registration
fee and by such documentation as the department shall require,
the department shall issue to the person a special registration
plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a
woman veteran. The special registration plate may be used only
on a motorcycle.
(b) Honoring our veterans.--Upon application of any person,
accompanied by a fee of $35 which shall be in addition to the
annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
department shall require, the department shall issue to the
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person a special registration plate designating the motorcycle
as belonging to a person who is honoring veterans of the armed
forces of the United States. The special registration plate may
be used only on a motorcycle. The Veterans' Trust Fund shall
receive $15 of the fee paid by the applicant for the plate.
(c) Honoring our women veterans.--Upon application of any
person, accompanied by a fee of $41, which shall be in addition
to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
department shall require, the department shall issue to the
person a special registration plate designating the vehicle as
belonging to a person who is honoring women veterans of the
armed forces of the United States. The special registration
plate may be used only on a motorcycle. The Veterans' Trust Fund
shall receive $15 of the fee paid by the applicant for the
plate. The portion of the fee transferred to the Veterans' Trust
Fund under this subsection shall be used for programs and
resources that assist women veterans.
Section 4. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1362.1. Operation Inherent Resolve veterans plate.
Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the
military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant, which encompasses campaigns in Iraq, Syria and Libya,
accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the
registration fee and by documentation as the department shall
require, the department shall issue to the person a special
registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as
belonging to a person who is a veteran of Operation Inherent
Resolve. The special registration plate may be used only on a
passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not
more than 14,000 pounds.
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Section 5. Section 1364(a) of Title 75 is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1364. Special plates for veterans.
(a) [Honorably discharged veterans.--Upon application of any
person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed
forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed
forces as defined in 51 Pa.C.S. § 7301 (relating to
definitions), accompanied by a fee of $20] Veterans.--Upon
application of any person who is a veteran as defined under 51
Pa.C.S. § 7101.2 (relating to definitions), accompanied by a fee
of $26 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee
and by such documentation as the department shall require, the
department shall issue to the person a special registration
plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a
veteran [of the armed forces of the United States]. The special
registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck
with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(a.1) Women veterans.--Upon application of any woman who is
a veteran as defined under 51 Pa.C.S. § 7101.2, accompanied by a
fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the annual registration
fee and by such documentation as the department shall require,
the department shall issue to the person a special registration
plate designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is a
woman veteran. The special registration plate may be used only
on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of
not more than 14,000 pounds.
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Section 6. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1368.4. Special plates for recipients of Borinqueneers
Congressional Gold Medal.
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(a) Issuance.--Upon application of a person who is a
recipient of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal,
accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the
annual registration fee and any documentation the department
requires, the department shall issue to the person a special
registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as
belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Borinqueneers
Congressional Gold Medal.
(b) Limitation.--A special registration plate under this
section may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(c) Design.--The department shall design and produce the
special registration plate under this section to display the
Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal emblem and the words
"Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal" at the bottom of each
plate. Each special registration plate under this section that
is not personalized shall also include the letter "B" as a
prefix or suffix to the numerals on the special registration
plate.
Section 7. Section 1901(c) and (d)(2) of Title 75 are
amended and subsection (b) is amended by adding paragraphs to
read:
§ 1901. Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
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(b) Title and registration fees.--No fee shall be charged
for titling or registration of any of the following:
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(6) Vehicles registered to a veteran who lost a limb or
eye or who became partially paralyzed while serving in the
armed forces of the United States.
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(7) Vehicles registered to a person who, as a member of
the armed forces of the United States, was captured by the
enemy in any armed conflict for which the Department of
Defense authorizes a campaign medal.
(8) Vehicles registered to a person who has been awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor or the Purple Heart.
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(c) Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
registration:
(1) Hospital.
(2) Humane society.
(3) Nonprofit youth center.
(4) American Red Cross.
(5) Church.
(6) Girl Scouts of America.
(7) Boy Scouts of America.
(8) Salvation Army.
(9) Duly chartered posts of national veterans'
organizations.
(10) Young Men's Christian Association.
(11) Young Men's Hebrew Association.
(12) Young Women's Christian Association.
(13) Young Women's Hebrew Association.
(14) Jewish Community Center.
(15) Nonprofit corporations of musical marching groups
of youths.
(16) [Any] (i) Subject to adjustment under subparagraph
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(ii), a person who is retired and receiving social
security or other pension and whose total annual income
does not exceed [$19,200] $29,906. Unless the retired
person is physically or mentally incapable of driving the
vehicle, the retired person shall be the principal driver
of the vehicle but may from time to time authorize
another person to drive the vehicle in his or her stead.
(ii) Beginning the first day of January following
the year of the effective date of this subparagraph and
each January 1 thereafter , the maximum total annual
income amount in subparagraph (i) shall be fixed annually
by the department based upon the maximum amount in the
prior year as adjusted to reflect the change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for
the United States for all items as published by the
United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, for the previous 12-month period. The maximum
amount as adjusted shall be rounded to the nearest
multiple of $1. The departm ent shall transmit no tice of
the new maximum amount to the Legislative Reference
Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
[(17) Any veteran who lost a limb or eye or who became
partially paralyzed while serving in the armed forces of the
United States.
(18) A person who, as a member of the armed forces of
the United States, was captured by the enemy during World War
I, World War II, the Korean Emergency, the Vietnam Conflict
or in a future armed conflict for which the Department of
Defense authorizes a campaign medal.
(19) Any person who has been awarded the Congressional
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Medal of Honor.]
(20) Nonprofit organizations which care for or otherwise
provide services for the elderly or the infirm.
(21) Nonprofit organizations which principally serve
mentally or physically handicapped or disabled persons.
(22) Nonprofit mobile aviation museum.
(23) Nonprofit corporations that provide ambulance or
emergency medical services.
(d) Limitations.--
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(2) Only one passenger car or truck with a registered
gross weight of not more than 9,000 pounds may be registered
to any person under the provisions of subsection (b)(4), (6),
(7) and (8) and subsection (c)(16)[, (17), (18) and (19)].
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Section 8. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1333(b.1) and 1344(a)
(3) shall take effect in 60 days.
(2) The amendment or addition of 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1361,
1362.1, 1364 and 1368.4 shall take effect in 120 days.
(3) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1901 shall take effect
in five months.
(4) The remainder of this act shall take effect
immediately.
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