HB 1963 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for Medical Advisory Board.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-17
Latest action: — Second consideration, April 22, 2026
Sponsors
- Ryan A. Bizzarro (D, PA-3) — sponsor · 2025-10-17
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Michael H. Schlossberg (D, PA-132) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Tarah Probst (D, PA-189) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, PA-177) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Steven R. Malagari (D, PA-53) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-10-17
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Oct. 17, 2025
- · house — Reported as amended, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — First consideration, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Nov. 17, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, Jan. 28, 2026
- · house — Second consideration, Feb. 2, 2026
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 2, 2026
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Feb. 3, 2026
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, Feb. 3, 2026 (197-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 13, 2026
- · senate — Reported as committed, April 20, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, April 20, 2026
- · senate — Second consideration, April 22, 2026
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2478 · 2,184 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 2478
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1963
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, GIRAL, GUENST, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG,
HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, PROBST, VENKAT, HOHENSTEIN, HANBIDGE,
CERRATO, MALAGARI AND GREEN, OCTOBER 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 17, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
3 Medical Advisory Board.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1517(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8 adding a subsection to read:
9 § 1517. Medical Advisory Board.
10 (a) Membership.--There shall be a Medical Advisory Board
11 consisting of [13] members appointed by the secretary. The board
12 shall be composed of an authorized representative from the
13 Department of Transportation, Department of Justice, Governor's
14 Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Department of Health,
15 Pennsylvania State Police and professionals as follows: One
16 neurologist, one doctor of cardiovascular disease, one doctor of
17 internal medicine, one general practitioner, one
18 ophthalmologist, one psychiatrist, one orthopedic surgeon [and],
1 one optometrist and one certified driving rehabilitation
2 specialist.
3 * * *
4 (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
5 "certified driving rehabilitation specialist" means an
6 individual who plans, develops, coordinates and implements
7 driver rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities
8 and is certified by a national organization that assesses
9 knowledge and skills in the services.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Committees
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan A. Bizzarro (D, state_lower PA-3) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joseph C. Hohenstein (D, state_lower PA-177) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Michael H. Schlossberg (D, state_lower PA-132) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nancy Guenst (D, state_lower PA-152) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Steven R. Malagari (D, state_lower PA-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tarah Probst (D, state_lower PA-189) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee · pa-leg