HB 2073 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for disqualification; in general provisions relating to operation of vehicles, further providing for obedience to traffic-control devices; and imposing penalties.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2073
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, HILL-EVANS, BOROWSKI, D. WILLIAMS AND
        PROBST, DECEMBER 1, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 3, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for
 3      disqualification; in general provisions relating to operation
 4      of vehicles, further providing for obedience to traffic-
 5      control devices; and imposing penalties.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    Section 1611 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 9   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
10   § 1611.    Disqualification.
11      * * *
12      (r)    Disqualification for disobedience to traffic-control
13   devices.--The department shall disqualify a person from driving
14   a commercial motor vehicle or school vehicle for life for a
15   third or subsequent violation of section 3111(a.1)(1.1)
16   (relating to obedience to traffic-control devices).
17      Section 2.    Section 3111(a.1) of Title 75 is amended and the
18   section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
19   § 3111.    Obedience to traffic-control devices.
 1    * * *
 2    (a.1)   Penalty.--
 3        (1)   [A] Except as provided for under paragraph (1.1), a
 4    person who violates this section commits a summary offense
 5    and shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of $150. No costs or
 6    surcharges imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725.1 (relating to
 7    costs) or section 6506 (relating to surcharge) shall be
 8    assessed or imposed upon a conviction under this section.
 9        (1.1)     (i)      A commercial driver's license holder who
10        violates this section while operating a commercial motor
11        vehicle commits a summary offense and shall, upon
12        conviction:
13                     (A)    For a first offense, pay a fine of $1,000.
14                     (B)    For a second or subsequent offense, pay a
15              fine of $5,000.
16              (ii)      In addition to the fines contained in
17        subparagraph (i), the employer of a commercial driver's
18        license holder convicted of violating this section shall
19        pay an additional fine of $1,000 for the commercial
20        driver's license holder's first offense and $5,000 for
21        the commercial driver's license holder's second or
22        subsequent offense. This subparagraph does not apply if
23        the commercial driver's license holder and employer are
24        the same person.
25        (2)   Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
26    including 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733(a) (relating to deposits into
27    account), the [fine collected under paragraph (1)] fines
28    collected under paragraphs (1) and (1.1) shall be deposited
29    as follows:
30              (i)    Twenty-five dollars of the fine shall be

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 1            deposited as provided under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3733(a).
 2                (ii)    After deposit of the amount under subparagraph
 3            (i), the remaining portion of the fine shall be deposited
 4            into the Public Transportation Trust Fund.
 5      * * *
 6      (e)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
 7   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 8   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 9      "Commercial driver's license holder."      As defined in section
10   1603 (relating to definitions).
11      "Commercial motor vehicle."      As defined in section 1603.
12      "Employer."      As defined in section 1603.
13      Section 3.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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