HB 419 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for special plates for recipients of commendation medals and for special plates for recipients of achievement medals.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-30
Latest action: — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 30, 2025
Sponsors
- John A. Schlegel (R, PA-101) — sponsor · 2025-01-30
- Jared G. Solomon (D, PA-202) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
- Mark M. Gillen (R, PA-128) — cosponsor · 2025-01-30
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 30, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 394
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 419
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL, SOLOMON, VENKAT, KAUFFMAN, FREEMAN AND
ROWE, JANUARY 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 30, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in registration of vehicles, providing for special
3 plates for recipients of commendation medals and for special
4 plates for recipients of achievement medals.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
9 § 1369.5. Special plates for recipients of commendation medals.
10 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of a person who is a
11 recipient of the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army
12 Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal,
13 Air and Space Commendation Medal or Coast Guard Commendation
14 Medal, accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to
15 the registration fee and any documentation the department
16 requires, the department shall issue to the person a special
17 registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as
18 belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Joint Service
19 Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine
1 Corps Commendation Medal, Air and Space Commendation Medal or
2 Coast Guard Commendation Medal.
3 (b) Limitation.--A special registration plate under this
4 section may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
5 registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
6 (c) Design.--The department shall design and produce the
7 special registration plate under this section to display the
8 Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy
9 and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Air and Space Commendation
10 Medal or Coast Guard Commendation Medal and the words "Joint
11 Service Commendation Medal," "Army Commendation Medal," "Navy
12 and Marine Corps Commendation Medal," "Air and Space
13 Commendation Medal" or "Coast Guard Commendation Medal" at the
14 bottom of each plate.
15 § 1369.6. Special plates for recipients of achievement medals.
16 (a) Issuance.--Upon application of a person who is a
17 recipient of the Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army
18 Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Air
19 and Space Achievement Medal or Coast Guard Achievement Medal,
20 accompanied by a fee of $26 which shall be in addition to the
21 registration fee and any documentation the department requires,
22 the department shall issue to the person a special registration
23 plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a
24 person who is a recipient of the Joint Service Achievement
25 Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
26 Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal or Coast Guard
27 Achievement Medal.
28 (b) Limitation.--A special registration plate under this
29 section may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
30 registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
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1 (c) Design.--The department shall design and produce the
2 special registration plate under this section to display the
3 Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy
4 and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Air and Space Achievement
5 Medal or Coast Guard Achievement Medal and the words "Joint
6 Service Achievement Medal," "Army Achievement Medal," "Navy and
7 Marine Corps Achievement Medal," "Air and Space Achievement
8 Medal" or "Coast Guard Achievement Medal" at the bottom of each
9 plate.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee | — | pa-leg |
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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 | John A. Schlegel (R, state_lower PA-101) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jared G. Solomon (D, state_lower PA-202) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mark M. Gillen (R, state_lower PA-128) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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
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