HB 1518 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for application for driver's license or learner's permit, for issuance and content of driver's license and for expiration and renewal of drivers' licenses.

PRINTER'S NO.    1774

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1518
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, HOHENSTEIN, RABB, SANCHEZ, PIELLI,
        N. NELSON, HILL-EVANS, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD,
        WAXMAN, KENYATTA, KRAJEWSKI, GIRAL, MAYES, RIVERA, KHAN AND
        SAPPEY, MAY 29, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 29, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
 3      application for driver's license or learner's permit, for
 4      issuance and content of driver's license and for expiration
 5      and renewal of drivers' licenses.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    Section 1506(a) and (a.1) of Title 75 of the
 9   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
10   § 1506.   Application for driver's license or learner's permit.
11      (a)    Form and content.--Every application for a learner's
12   permit or driver's license shall be made upon a form furnished
13   by the department and shall contain such information as the
14   department may require to determine the applicant's identity,
15   competency and eligibility. The form shall allow for submission
16   of a Social Security number or a taxpayer identification number.
17   The form may also provide for inclusion of personal medical
18   information and other information of use in an emergency.
 1      (a.1)    Noncitizen application.--A person who is not a citizen
 2   of the United States may apply for a Pennsylvania REAL ID
 3   driver's license upon establishing the person's lawful presence
 4   in the United States and this Commonwealth[. The department may
 5   issue a license if the person will lawfully be in the United
 6   States for a period of one year or more after the date of the
 7   application or for a shorter period of time if deemed
 8   appropriate by the department.] and in accordance with the act
 9   of May 26, 2017 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Pennsylvania REAL ID
10   Compliance Act.
11      * * *
12      Section 2.     Section 1510(f) of Title 75 is amended and the
13   section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
14   § 1510.    Issuance and content of driver's license.
15      * * *
16      (f)    Waiver.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
17   (a), the department shall issue a non-REAL ID driver's license
18   to an otherwise eligible person [who has no Social Security
19   number if the person submits a waiver obtained from the Federal
20   Government permitting him not to have a Social Security number.]
21   to establish the eligible person's identity and State residency.
22   The department may require other identifiers, including, but not
23   limited to, a taxpayer identification number, before issuing the
24   license. In accordance with 6 CFR 37.71(a)(1) (relating to
25   driver's licenses and identification cards issued under section
26   202(d)(11) of the REAL ID Act), non-REAL ID licenses shall be
27   clearly labeled with the words "Not for REAL ID Purposes."
28      * * *
29      (k)    Privacy and confidentiality for non-REAL ID driver's
30   licenses and photo identification cards.--

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 1        (1)   Information and documents provided by applicants may
 2    not be used or disclosed to any individual or entity for
 3    immigration enforcement purposes unless necessary to comply
 4    with a court order or warrant signed by a judge appointed
 5    under Article III of the Constitution of the United States,
 6    or with a judicial subpoena for individual records, issued
 7    under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the
 8    Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. For the purposes of
 9    this paragraph, only those records, documents or information
10    specifically sought by the court order, warrant or subpoena
11    may be disclosed.
12        (2)   The department and an agent or employee of the
13    department may not retain the documents or copies of
14    documents presented by applicants for noncommercial driver's
15    licenses or learner's permits which do not meet Federal
16    standards for identification to prove age or identity except
17    for a period necessary to ensure the validity and
18    authenticity of the documents.
19        (3)   Records related to noncommercial driver's licenses,
20    identification cards or learner's permits may not be
21    disclosed or made accessible in any manner to an agency that
22    primarily enforces Federal immigration laws or to an
23    employer, agent or contractor of the agency unless the
24    disclosure is necessary to comply with a court order or
25    judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed under Article
26    III of the Constitution of the United States, or judicial
27    subpoena for individual records, issued under the
28    Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the Pennsylvania
29    Rules of Civil Procedure.
30        (4)   A public or private agency or entity, including a

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 1    third party other than the subject of the information, that
 2    has or seeks access to or receives records that include
 3    photographs, addresses, places of birth, countries of origin
 4    and driving histories shall certify to the department, before
 5    receipt or access, that the agency or entity will not use the
 6    records or information contained in the records for a purpose
 7    other than the purposes permitted under this subsection or
 8    disclose the records to a third party. This certification
 9    shall be in writing. In addition to a record required to be
10    kept under 18 U.S.C. § 2721(c) (relating to prohibition on
11    release and use of certain personal information from State
12    motor vehicle records), an agency or entity certifying under
13    this paragraph shall keep records of all uses and identifying
14    each person or entity that received department records or
15    information from the certifying agency or entity. The records
16    shall be logged by the department and shall be available for
17    inspection by the department upon its request.
18        (5)   A noncommercial driver's license or learner's permit
19    which does not meet Federal standards for identification
20    shall not be used as evidence of a person's citizenship or
21    immigration status and shall not be the sole basis for
22    investigating, arresting or detaining a person.
23        (6)   The department may not inquire about the citizenship
24    or immigration status of an applicant for a noncommercial
25    driver's license or learner's permit which does not meet
26    Federal standards for identification, except that the
27    department may inquire about whether the applicant is a
28    citizen of the United States for purposes of complying with
29    the obligations under 25 Pa.C.S. § 1323 (relating to
30    application with driver's license application).

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 1      Section 3.     Section 1514(e) of Title 75 is amended to read:
 2   § 1514.    Expiration and renewal of drivers' licenses.
 3      * * *
 4      [(e)    Noncitizen license expiration and renewal.--
 5             (1)   Except as otherwise provided, a license issued on
 6      the basis of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
 7      credentials or documents shall expire on the date appearing
 8      on the INS credentials or documents provided by the applicant
 9      under section 1506(a.1) (relating to application for driver's
10      license or learner's permit).
11             (2)   If the expiration date of the INS credentials or
12      documents exceeds four years, the license shall expire one
13      day after the applicant's date of birth but not more than
14      four years from the date of issuance of the license.
15             (3)   Upon presenting INS credentials or documents
16      indicating continued legal presence in the United States, the
17      person may apply for a renewal of the license.
18             (4)   If a person has been granted permanent legal status
19      in the United States by the INS, the department may in its
20      discretion require the person to present his INS credentials
21      or documents for only the first license application or
22      renewal.
23             (5)   License renewals issued under this subsection shall
24      be for the length of time as set forth in paragraph (1) or
25      (2).]
26      Section 4.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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