HB 960 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for disqualification.

PRINTER'S NO.   1034

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                             HOUSE BILL
                             No. 960
                                                    Session of
                                                      2025

     INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, PROBST, KHAN
        AND KENYATTA, MARCH 18, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 18, 2025


                                         AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in commercial drivers, further providing for
 3      disqualification.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.         Section 1611(d) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 1611.    Disqualification.
 9      * * *
10      (d)    Mitigation of disqualification for life.--
11             (1)   Except as provided under paragraph (2), a person
12      subject to lifetime disqualification of commercial driving
13      privileges under subsection (c) may apply to the department
14      for reinstatement of commercial driving privileges. The
15      reinstatement shall be subject to the discretion of the
16      department and the following requirements:
17                   (i)    The person shall voluntarily enter and
18             successfully complete an appropriate rehabilitation
 1        program approved by the Department of Health if the
 2        lifetime disqualification was a result of a violation of
 3        any of the following:
 4                    (A)   Section 3802 or former section 3731.
 5                    (B)   Section 1547 (relating to chemical testing
 6             to determine amount of alcohol or controlled
 7             substance) for a refusal to submit to chemical
 8             testing.
 9             (ii)    The person shall attend and successfully
10        complete an approved driver improvement course
11        administered by a driver improvement school.
12             (iii)    The person shall pay the restoration fee
13        required under section 1617(2) (relating to fees).
14             (iv)    The person shall meet all the requirements
15        under Federal and State law to hold a commercial driver's
16        license.
17             (v)    Within the ten years preceding the date of an
18        application submitted under this subsection, the person
19        may not have been convicted of any of the following:
20                    (A)   A violation of section 3802 or former
21             section 3731.
22                    (B)   A violation of section 3742.
23                    (C)   A violation of section 3743.
24                    (D)   A violation of section 3745.
25                    (E)   A felony in the commission of which a court
26             determined that a motor vehicle was essentially
27             involved.
28                    (F)   A violation of section 1606(c).
29                    (G)   An offense that caused the death of a person
30             as a result of a motor vehicle accident through the

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 1              negligent operation of a motor vehicle, including a
 2              violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504 or a violation of
 3              section 3732.
 4                     (H)   A violation of section 1543(b)(1.1)
 5              (relating to driving while operating privilege is
 6              suspended or revoked).
 7                     (I)   A violation of section 3808(a)(2) (relating
 8              to illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped
 9              with ignition interlock).
10                     (J)   A violation of section 1547 for a refusal to
11              submit to chemical testing.
12                     (K)   An offense in another state similar to an
13              offense specified in this subparagraph.
14              (vi)    The person shall comply with a requirement or
15        condition imposed by a court that is consistent with the
16        treatment needs of the person, the restoration of a
17        victim to preoffense status or the protection of the
18        public.
19              (vii)    At least ten years have elapsed from the
20        effective date of the lifetime disqualification of
21        commercial driving privileges under subsection (c).
22        (2)   A person who has been convicted of a violation of
23    any of the following shall be ineligible for reinstatement of
24    commercial driving privileges under this subsection:
25              (i)    The use of a commercial motor vehicle in the
26        commission of a felony involving the manufacture,
27        distribution or dispensing of a controlled substance or
28        possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or
29        dispense a controlled substance.
30              (ii)    The use of a commercial motor vehicle in the

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 1        commission of a felony involving an act or practice of
 2        severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined in 22
 3        U.S.C. § 7102(11) (relating to definitions).
 4              (iii)    Three or more violations of section 3802 or
 5        former section 3731 when the person was a commercial
 6        driver at the time the violations occurred.
 7        (3)   A person seeking reinstatement of commercial driving
 8    privileges under this subsection shall submit an application,
 9    by certified mail, on a form prescribed by the department,
10    and shall include proof of all of the following:
11              (i)    Voluntary admittance and successful completion
12        of an appropriate rehabilitation program approved by the
13        Department of Health if required under paragraph (1)(i).
14              (ii)    Attendance and successful completion of an
15        approved driver improvement course administered by a
16        driver improvement school.
17              (iii)    Compliance with all requirements or conditions
18        imposed by the court.
19        (4)   The department shall provide written notice by first
20    class mail of the approval or denial of an application
21    submitted under this subsection within 30 days of receipt of
22    the application. An applicant who is aggrieved by the
23    decision of the department may appeal in the manner provided
24    in section 1550 (relating to judicial review).
25        (5)   If a person approved for reinstatement of commercial
26    driving privileges under this subsection is subsequently
27    convicted of any of the offenses specified in subsection (a)
28    or in 49 CFR 383.51(b) (relating to disqualification of
29    drivers), the person shall be subject to a permanent lifetime
30    disqualification of commercial driving privileges and shall

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1     be ineligible for reinstatement under this subsection.
2         (6)   The department may [issue regulations establishing
3     guidelines, including conditions, under which a
4     disqualification for life under subsection (c) may be reduced
5     to a period of not less than ten years, if such reductions
6     are permitted by Federal regulations] promulgate rules and
7     regulations as necessary to implement this subsection.
8     * * *
9     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 18 months.




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