HB 517 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for issuance and content of driver's license.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-05
Latest action: — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 5, 2025
Sponsors
- Clint Owlett (R, PA-68) — sponsor · 2025-02-05
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Craig T. Staats (R, PA-145) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Arvind Venkat (D, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Brenda M. Pugh (R, PA-120) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jeremy Shaffer (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Keith S. Harris (D, PA-195) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jamie Walsh (R, PA-117) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jack Rader (R, PA-176) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Jamie L. Flick (R, PA-83) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
- Milou Mackenzie (R, PA-131) — cosponsor · 2025-02-05
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 5, 2025
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Bill text
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PRINTER'S NO. 510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 517
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OWLETT, KRUPA, STAATS, SMITH, PICKETT, VENKAT,
JAMES AND KAUFFMAN, FEBRUARY 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 5, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
3 issuance and content of driver's license.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1510 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
9 * * *
10 (a.2) Autism spectrum disorder designation.--
11 (1) An individual who is diagnosed with an autism
12 spectrum disorder may request to have a notation of the
13 diagnosis placed on the individual's driver's license or
14 identification card under subsection (b). The individual must
15 present the department with a sworn statement from a
16 qualified medical professional licensed in this Commonwealth
17 verifying the diagnosis. By submitting the request, the
18 individual consents for the department to make public the
1 diagnosis on the individual's driver's license or
2 identification card.
3 (2) A parent or guardian of an individual under 18 years
4 of age or under guardianship may request the notation
5 provided under this subsection to be placed on the
6 individual's driver's license or identification card. The
7 parent or guardian must comply with all of the requirements
8 under paragraph (1).
9 (3) The department shall promulgate regulations
10 necessary to administer this subsection.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| 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 | Clint Owlett (R, state_lower PA-68) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arvind Venkat (D, state_lower PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Brenda M. Pugh (R, state_lower PA-120) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Craig T. Staats (R, state_lower PA-145) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jack Rader (R, state_lower PA-176) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jamie L. Flick (R, state_lower PA-83) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jamie Walsh (R, state_lower PA-117) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jeremy Shaffer (R, state_lower PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Keith S. Harris (D, state_lower PA-195) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Milou Mackenzie (R, state_lower PA-131) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | 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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