SB 414 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for person with disability plate and placard.

PRINTER'S NO.   367

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         SENATE BILL
                         No. 414
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BROWN, STEFANO, KEARNEY, MASTRIANO, COSTA,
        PENNYCUICK, FONTANA, DUSH AND TARTAGLIONE, MARCH 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 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.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.     Section 1338(e) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions and the
 8   section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
 9   § 1338.    Person with disability plate and placard.
10      * * *
11      (c.3)    Placard issuance by legislative district offices and
12   authorized organizations.--Upon request by a legislative
13   district office or an authorized organization, the department
14   shall permit the legislative district office or authorized
15   organization to issue temporary disability parking placards
16   directly to individuals according to the following:
17             (1)   The department shall supply the legislative district
18      office or authorized organization with training and materials
 1      related to issuing, storing, ordering and returning temporary
 2      disability parking placards.
 3            (2)   A temporary disability parking placard may be issued
 4      upon application by an individual to the legislative district
 5      office or authorized organization according to the following:
 6                  (i)    The department shall prescribe the form of the
 7            application.
 8                  (ii)   The application must include a statement signed
 9            by the individual asserting that the individual meets the
10            qualifications of subsection (a).
11            (3)   The legislative district office or authorized
12      organization shall electronically submit a copy of the
13      completed application under this subsection, with a health
14      care provider's statement or a statement from a police
15      officer that the individual is disabled in accordance with
16      subsection (c), to the department to enable the department to
17      update its records to reflect the issuance of the temporary
18      disability parking placard.
19            (4)   A temporary disability parking placard issued by a
20      legislative district office or authorized organization shall
21      be valid for a period of not more than six months.
22            (5)   An authorized organization may not charge a fee to
23      members or nonmembers for issuing a temporary disability
24      parking placard directly to individuals, except for actual
25      postage incurred, if any.
26      * * *
27      (e)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
28   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
29   subsection:
30      "Authorized organization."       A nationally recognized

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1   nonprofit, not-for-profit or private business authorized as an
2   online messenger with the department.
3      * * *
4      "Legislative district office."     A district office of a member
5   of the Senate or House of Representatives.
6      * * *
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 90 days.




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