HB 1723 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration.

PRINTER'S NO.   2123

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                              HOUSE BILL
                              No. 1723
                                                    Session of
                                                      2025

     INTRODUCED BY FLOOD, COOK, GILLEN, T. JONES, LABS, M. MACKENZIE,
        SMITH, WALSH, D. WILLIAMS AND ZIMMERMAN, JULY 11, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 14, 2025


                                         AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
 3      vehicles exempt from registration.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.       Section 1302(10) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 1302.    Vehicles exempt from registration.
 9      The following types of vehicles are exempt from registration:
10             * * *
11             (10)    Any farm vehicle used exclusively upon a farm or
12      farms owned or operated by the owner of the vehicle, subject
13      to the following:
14                    (i.1)   Type A--Such a farm vehicle with a gross
15             vehicle weight rating not exceeding 10,000 pounds may be
16             driven upon highways only from sunrise to sunset and
17             between:
18                        (A)   Parts of one such farm.
 1                  (B)   Such farms located not more than [50] 100
 2             miles apart.
 3                  (C)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
 4             located within a radius of [50] 100 miles from such
 5             farm or farms for the purpose of buying or selling
 6             agricultural commodities or supplies.
 7                  (D)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
 8             located within a radius of [50] 100 miles from such
 9             farm or farms for the purpose of repairing or
10             servicing of the farm vehicle or the trailer or
11             semitrailer being towed or hauled by the farm
12             vehicle.
13             (i.2)   Type B--Such a farm vehicle with a gross
14        vehicle weight rating of greater than 10,000 pounds and
15        not exceeding 17,000 pounds may be driven upon highways
16        only from sunrise to sunset and between:
17                  (A)   Parts of one such farm.
18                  (B)   Such farms located not more than [25] 50
19             miles apart.
20                  (C)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
21             located within a radius of [25] 50 miles from such
22             farm or farms for the purpose of buying or selling
23             agricultural commodities or supplies.
24                  (D)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
25             located within a radius of [50] 100 miles from such
26             farm or farms for the purpose of repairing or
27             servicing of the farm vehicle or the trailer or
28             semitrailer being towed or hauled by the farm
29             vehicle.
30             (i.3)   Type C--Such a farm vehicle which does qualify

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 1        as a motor carrier vehicle and which does not display a
 2        currently valid certificate of inspection may be driven
 3        upon highways only from sunrise to sunset and between:
 4                   (A)   Parts of one such farm.
 5                   (B)   Such farms located not more than [ten] 20
 6             miles apart.
 7                   (C)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
 8             located within a radius of [ten] 20 miles from such
 9             farm or farms for the purpose of buying or selling
10             agricultural commodities or supplies.
11                   (D)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
12             located within a radius of [25] 50 miles from such
13             farm or farms for the purpose of repairing or
14             servicing of the farm vehicle or the trailer or
15             semitrailer being towed or hauled by the farm
16             vehicle.
17             (i.4)   Type D--Such a farm vehicle which does qualify
18        as a motor carrier vehicle and displays a currently valid
19        certificate of inspection may be driven without any
20        restriction as to time but may only be driven on highways
21        between:
22                   (A)   Parts of one such farm.
23                   (B)   Such farms located not more than [50] 100
24             miles apart.
25                   (C)   Such farm or farms and a place of business
26             located within a radius of [50] 100 miles from such
27             farm or farms for the purpose of buying or selling
28             agricultural commodities or supplies or for repairing
29             or servicing of the farm vehicle or the trailer or
30             semitrailer being towed or hauled by the farm

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 1             vehicle.
 2             (iii)    A biennial certificate of exemption shall be
 3        required for a farm vehicle exempt under this paragraph.
 4             (iv)    The owner of the farm vehicle shall maintain
 5        such minimum levels of liability insurance coverage on
 6        the vehicle as are required to be maintained under
 7        Chapter 17 (relating to financial responsibility) by
 8        owners of registered motor vehicles. The owner shall
 9        satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph if the
10        minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage for the
11        farm vehicle have been provided under farm liability
12        insurance coverage maintained generally by the owner.
13        Coverage prescribed in Subchapter B of Chapter 17 shall
14        not be required to be maintained or provided for the farm
15        vehicle.
16        * * *
17    Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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