HB 238 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for application for REAL ID.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Feb. 3, 2026
Sponsors
- Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, PA-171) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Liz Hanbidge (D, PA-61) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Danielle Friel Otten (D, PA-155) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Donna Scheuren (R, PA-147) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Michael Stender (R, PA-108) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Perry S. Warren (D, PA-31) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Dane Watro (R, PA-116) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Jim Haddock (D, PA-118) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Tarik Khan (D, PA-194) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 22, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, March 18, 2025
- · house — First consideration, March 18, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, March 18, 2025
- · house — Removed from table, April 22, 2025
- · house — Second consideration, April 23, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 23, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, April 24, 2025
- · house — Third consideration and final passage, April 24, 2025 (203-0)
- · senate — In the Senate
- · senate — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, April 28, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, June 4, 2025
- · senate — First consideration, June 4, 2025
- · senate — Second consideration, June 9, 2025
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 9, 2025
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2025
- · senate — Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2025
- · senate — Removed from table, Sept. 8, 2025
- · senate — Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025
- · senate — Removed from table, Oct. 27, 2025
- · senate — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), Feb. 3, 2026
- · house — (Remarks see House Journal Page 448), April 24, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0190 · 1,765 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 190
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 238
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, ARMANINI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FREEMAN,
HANBIDGE, KUZMA, NEILSON, OTTEN, PICKETT, SCHEUREN, SMITH,
STENDER, WARREN, WATRO, KRUPA AND HADDOCK, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for application
3 for REAL ID.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 1506.1. Application for REAL ID.
9 (a) Verification of Social Security number.--The department
10 shall accept a Social Security card, W-2 form, SSA 1099 form, a
11 non-SSA 1099 form or a pay stub that fulfills the requirements
12 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-113, 119 Stat. 302)
13 for the purpose of reviewing an application for a REAL ID and
14 verifying the applicant's Social Security number.
15 (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term "REAL
16 ID" means a photo identification card or driver's license issued
17 by the department under this chapter or Chapter 16 (relating to
18 commercial drivers) that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Outbound (4)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | 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 |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 4 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
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 | Kerry A. Benninghoff (R, state_lower PA-171) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dane Watro (R, state_lower PA-116) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Danielle Friel Otten (D, state_lower PA-155) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Donna Scheuren (R, state_lower PA-147) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jim Haddock (D, state_lower PA-118) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Liz Hanbidge (D, state_lower PA-61) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Michael Stender (R, state_lower PA-108) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Perry S. Warren (D, state_lower PA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Tarik Khan (D, state_lower PA-194) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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 Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 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