HB 2040 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in miscellaneous provisions, providing for the offense of careless operation of electric scooters; and, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities.

PRINTER'S NO.   2610

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                            HOUSE BILL
                            No. 2040
                                                      Session of
                                                        2025

     INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL, PROBST, MENTZER AND KUZMA,
        NOVEMBER 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 17, 2025


                                        AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for
 3      definitions; in miscellaneous provisions, providing for the
 4      offense of careless operation of electric scooters; and, in
 5      powers of department and local authorities, further providing
 6      for specific powers of department and local authorities.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.        Section 102 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
11   § 102.   Definitions.
12      Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
13   provisions of this title which are applicable to specific
14   provisions of this title, the following words and phrases when
15   used in this title shall have, unless the context clearly
16   indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section:
17      * * *
18      "Electric scooter."       As follows:
19            (1)   A device that:
20                  (i)    Has two or three wheels.
 1                   (ii)    Has handlebars and an electric motor.
 2                   (iii)    Has a floorboard that the operator of the
 3             device can stand on, or a seat that the operator can sit
 4             on, while riding the device.
 5                   (iv)    Is powered by an electric motor.
 6             (2)   The term does not include:
 7                   (i)    A pedalcycle with electric assist.
 8                   (ii)    An electric personal assistive mobility device.
 9                   (iii)    A motorcycle.
10                   (iv)    A motorized pedalcycle.
11                   (v)    A motor-driven cycle.
12                   (vi)    A vehicle registered with the department.
13      * * *
14      Section 2.         Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
15   § 3725.    Careless operation of electric scooters.
16      A person who operates an electric scooter in careless
17   disregard for the safety of another person and unintentionally
18   causes bodily injury of another person is guilty of a summary
19   offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine
20   of $100.
21      Section 3.         Section 6109(a) of Title 75 is amended by adding
22   a paragraph to read:
23   § 6109.    Specific powers of department and local authorities.
24      (a)     Enumeration of police powers.--The provisions of this
25   title shall not be deemed to prevent the department on State-
26   designated highways and local authorities on streets or highways
27   within their physical boundaries from the reasonable exercise of
28   their police powers. The following are presumed to be reasonable
29   exercises of police power:
30             * * *

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1         (25)     Establishing fines for the operation of an electric
2     scooter on a highway, including the right-of-way, or
3     sidewalk.
4     * * *
5     Section 4.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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