HB 951 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for person with disability plate and placard; in fees, further providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees; and, in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities.

PRINTER'S NO.   1018

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 951
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, GIRAL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ, KENYATTA,
        HOHENSTEIN, VENKAT, SMITH-WADE-EL, DELLOSO, RABB,
        SCHLOSSBERG, MAYES, HADDOCK, STEELE, CURRY, CERRATO, RIVERA,
        D. WILLIAMS, CIRESI, WARREN, BOROWSKI AND SAMUELSON,
        MARCH 18, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 18, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
 3      person with disability plate and placard; in fees, further
 4      providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles
 5      from fees; and, in powers of department and local
 6      authorities, further providing for specific powers of
 7      department and local authorities.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.      Section 1338(c)(4) of Title 75 of the
11   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
12   § 1338.    Person with disability plate and placard.
13      * * *
14      (c)    Health care provider's statement.--
15             * * *
16             (4)   The department shall phase out existing
17      [handicapped] accessibility placards as soon as practicable
18      and issue a new series to persons who comply with this
19      section. The department shall change all references to
 1      "handicap" and "handicapped" regarding placards, parking
 2      permits and designated areas to reflect the use of the terms
 3      "accessible" and "accessibility" within materials distributed
 4      or referred to by the department or posted on the
 5      department's publicly accessible Internet website.
 6      * * *
 7      Section 2.      Section 1901(c)(21) of Title 75, amended July 15,
 8   2024 (P.L.737, No.60), is amended to read:
 9   § 1901.    Exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
10      * * *
11      (c)    Processing fee in lieu of registration fee.--No
12   registration fee shall be charged for vehicles registered by any
13   of the following but the department shall charge a fee of $10 to
14   cover the costs of processing for issuing or renewing the
15   registration:
16             * * *
17             (21)    Nonprofit organizations which principally serve
18      [mentally or physically handicapped or disabled persons.]
19      individuals with mental or physical disabilities.
20             * * *
21      Section 3.      Section 6109(g)(5), (h)(3) and (i)(3) of Title 75
22   are amended to read:
23   § 6109.    Specific powers of department and local authorities.
24      * * *
25      (g)    Delegation of powers in cities of the first class.--
26             * * *
27             (5)    As used in this subsection, the following words and
28      phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
29      paragraph:
30             "Administer."   To provide any services or materials

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 1    necessary to enforce any ordinance or resolution enacted in
 2    order to regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or
 3    parking of motor vehicles in a city of the first class or
 4    those certain stopping, standing and parking provisions
 5    provided in sections 3351, 3353 and 3354, including, but not
 6    limited to:
 7                (i)    The installation and maintenance of all
 8          equipment, including parking meters, on and along
 9          highways, streets and roadways.
10                (ii)    The installation and maintenance of all
11          signage, including signage for [handicapped] accessible
12          parking, residential permit parking and loading areas, on
13          and along highways, streets and roadways.
14                (iii)    The operation and management of any
15          [handicapped] accessible parking, residential parking and
16          loading area permit programs.
17          "Enforce."     The issuance of parking violation notices or
18    citations, the immobilization, towing and impoundment of
19    motor vehicles and the collection of fines, penalties, costs
20    and fees, including independent collection agency fees, for
21    violations of any ordinance or resolution enacted in order to
22    regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of
23    motor vehicles in a city of the first class and those certain
24    stopping, standing and parking provisions provided in this
25    section and sections 3351, 3353 and 3354.
26    (h)   Delegation of powers in cities of the second class.--
27          * * *
28          (3)   As used in this subsection, the following words and
29    phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
30    paragraph:

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 1          "Administer."    To provide any services or materials
 2    necessary to enforce any ordinance or resolution enacted in
 3    order to regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or
 4    parking of motor vehicles in a city of the second class or
 5    those certain stopping, standing and parking provisions
 6    provided in sections 3351, 3353 and 3354, including, but not
 7    limited to:
 8              (i)    The installation and maintenance of all
 9          equipment, including parking meters, on and along
10          highways, streets and roadways.
11              (ii)     The installation and maintenance of all
12          signage, including signage for [handicapped] accessible
13          parking, residential permit parking and loading areas, on
14          and along highways, streets and roadways.
15              (iii)     The operation and management of any
16          [handicapped] accessible parking, residential parking and
17          loading area permit programs.
18              (iv)     The adjudication of all disputed parking
19          violation notices or citations issued through enforcement
20          by the parking authority in a city of the second class.
21          "Enforce."    The issuance of parking violation notices or
22    citations, the immobilization, towing and impoundment of
23    motor vehicles and the collection of fines, penalties and
24    costs, including independent collection agency fees, for
25    violations of any ordinance or resolution enacted in order to
26    regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of
27    motor vehicles in a city of the second class and those
28    certain stopping, standing and parking provisions provided in
29    sections 3351, 3353 and 3354.
30    (i)   Delegation of powers in cities of the second class A and

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 1   third class.--
 2          * * *
 3          (3)   As used in this subsection, the following words and
 4      phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 5      paragraph:
 6          "Administer."     To provide any services or materials
 7      necessary to enforce any ordinance or resolution enacted in
 8      order to regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or
 9      parking of motor vehicles in a city of the second class A or
10      city of the third class or those certain stopping, standing
11      and parking provisions provided in sections 3351, 3353 and
12      3354, including, but not limited to:
13                (i)    The installation and maintenance of all
14          equipment, including parking meters, on and along
15          highways, streets and roadways.
16                (ii)    The installation and maintenance of all
17          signage, including signage for [handicapped] accessible
18          parking, residential permit parking and loading areas, on
19          and along highways, streets and roadways.
20                (iii)    The operation and management of any
21          [handicapped] accessible parking, residential parking and
22          loading area permit programs.
23                (iv)    The adjudication of all disputed parking
24          violation notices or citations issued through enforcement
25          by the parking authority in a city of the second class A
26          or city of the third class.
27          "Enforce."     The issuance of parking violation notices or
28      citations, the immobilization, towing and impoundment of
29      motor vehicles and the collection of fines, penalties and
30      costs, including independent collection agency fees, for

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1     violations of any ordinance or resolution enacted in order to
2     regulate or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of
3     motor vehicles in a city of the second class A and city of
4     the third class and those certain stopping, standing and
5     parking provisions provided in sections 3351, 3353 and 3354.
6     * * *
7     Section 4.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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