SB 735 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance.

PRINTER'S NO.   800

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                             SENATE BILL
                             No. 735
                                                     Session of
                                                       2025

     INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, BARTOLOTTA, LAUGHLIN, BROWN, FLYNN,
        BAKER, STEFANO AND DUSH, MAY 13, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MAY 13, 2025


                                           AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
 3      chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled
 4      substance.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.         Section 1547(f) and (l) of Title 75 of the
 8   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
 9   § 1547.    Chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or
10                   controlled substance.
11      * * *
12      (f)    Other evidence admissible.--
13             (1)   Subsections (a) through (i) shall not be construed
14      as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence
15      bearing upon the question whether or not the defendant was
16      under the influence of:
17                   (i)     alcohol[.];
18                   (ii)     alcohol in combination with a drug;
19                   (iii)    a drug; or
 1                  (iv)   a combination of drugs.
 2            (2)   Testimony from a certified drug recognition expert
 3      shall be admissible in any judicial proceeding as evidence of
 4      impairment.
 5      * * *
 6      (l)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
 7   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 8   subsection:
 9      "Adult."     A person 21 years of age or older.
10      "Drug recognition expert."      An individual who offers expert
11   testimony as evidence of impairment while holding a current
12   credential issued by the International Association of Chiefs of
13   Police and the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program State
14   Coordinator.
15      "Minor."     A person under 21 years of age.
16      Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.




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