HB 71 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for safety requirements for towed vehicles.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-14
Latest action: — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Sponsors
- Brian Smith (R, PA-66) — sponsor · 2025-01-14
- R. Lee James (R, PA-64) — cosponsor · 2025-01-14
- Mike Armanini (R, PA-75) — cosponsor · 2025-01-14
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-01-14
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 14, 2025
- · house — Reported as committed, June 9, 2025
- · house — First consideration, June 9, 2025
- · house — Re-committed to RULES, June 9, 2025
- · house — Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025
- · house — Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
Text versions
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0059 · 1,770 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 59
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 71
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SMITH, JAMES, ARMANINI AND KENYATTA,
JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, in size, weight and load, further providing for
3 safety requirements for towed vehicles.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4905(d) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 4905. Safety requirements for towed vehicles.
9 * * *
10 (d) Safety chains and cables.--Whenever two vehicles are
11 connected by a ball-and-socket type hitch, or pintle hook
12 without a locking device, they shall also be connected by two
13 safety chains or safety cables of equal length, each safety
14 chain or safety cable having an ultimate strength at least equal
15 to the gross weight of the towed vehicles. The safety chains or
16 safety cables shall be crossed and connected to the towed and
17 towing vehicle and to the tow bar so as to prevent the tow bar
18 from dropping to the ground in the event the tow bar fails or
1 becomes disconnected. The safety chains or safety cables shall
2 have no more slack than is necessary to permit proper turning.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20250HB0071PN0059 - 2 -Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Rules Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | 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 | Brian Smith (R, state_lower PA-66) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Mike Armanini (R, state_lower PA-75) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | R. Lee James (R, state_lower PA-64) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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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
Activity
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Rules Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee · pa-leg