SB 572 — An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in turnpike, providing for State intercept for unpaid tolls.

PRINTER'S NO.   582

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 572
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, COSTA, SANTARSIERO,
        MASTRIANO, FARRY AND FLYNN, APRIL 9, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in turnpike, providing for State
 3      intercept for unpaid tolls.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Title 74 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 8117.1.      State intercept for unpaid tolls.
 9      (a)   Duty of Department of Revenue in intercept of State
10   lottery winnings.--If a person claims State lottery winnings
11   that exceed $2,500, the Department of Revenue shall, after
12   making its determination subject to 23 Pa.C.S. § 4308 (relating
13   to lottery winnings intercept):
14            (1)    In consultation with the commission, make a
15      reasonable effort to determine if the person owes the
16      commission unpaid tolls, including any associated fee or
17      penalty, prior to making a lottery winnings payment.
18            (2)    If the department determines that the person owes
 1      the commission unpaid tolls, including any associated fee or
 2      penalty, intercept and deduct the amount owed from the amount
 3      of lottery winnings and remit the deducted amount to the
 4      commission for distribution pursuant to applicable law.
 5            (3)   Notify the claimant of the remittance to the
 6      commission.
 7            (4)   Pay the balance of the lottery winnings to the
 8      claimant in accordance with law.
 9      (b)   Duty of Department of Revenue in intercept of State
10   income tax.--If a taxpayer is due a refund of tax under Article
11   III of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax
12   Reform Code of 1971, the Department of Revenue shall, after
13   making its determination subject to 23 Pa.C.S. § 4307 (relating
14   to State income tax intercept):
15            (1)   In consultation with the commission, make a
16      reasonable effort to determine if the person owes to the
17      commission unpaid tolls, including any associated fee or
18      penalty, prior to paying the refund.
19            (2)   If the department determines that the person owes
20      the commission unpaid tolls, including any associated fee or
21      penalty, intercept and deduct the amount owed from the refund
22      and remit the deducted amount to the commission.
23            (3)   Notify the taxpayer of the remittance to the
24      commission.
25            (4)   Pay the balance of the refund to the taxpayer in
26      accordance with applicable law.
27      (c)   Right to review.--A person whose lottery winnings or tax
28   refund is used to satisfy an owed turnpike toll obligation under
29   this section may appeal in accordance with applicable law. The
30   appeal must be filed within 30 days after the person is notified

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 1   by the Department of Revenue that the winnings or refund have
 2   been reduced or totally withheld to satisfy the person's
 3   outstanding toll obligation.
 4      (d)   Administrative fee.--The Department of Revenue may
 5   establish a fee to cover actual costs to administer this section
 6   and may deduct the fee from the winnings or refund subject to
 7   intercept under this section.
 8      (e)   Report.--The Department of Revenue, in consultation with
 9   the commission, shall annually report to the Transportation
10   Committee of the Senate and the Transportation Committee of the
11   House of Representatives the amount of unpaid tolls collected
12   under this section.
13      (f)   Rules and regulations.--The Department of Revenue, in
14   consultation with the commission, may promulgate the rules and
15   regulations necessary to carry out this section.
16      (g)   Duty of commission.--The commission shall provide to the
17   Department of Revenue information necessary to fulfill the
18   department's duties under this section.
19      (h)   Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
20   construed to provide a right to payment or intercept by the
21   commission that has priority to the right to payment or
22   intercept by another State agency as provided by law.
23      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 90 days.




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