House Bill 37
2019-2020 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to prohibiting text-based communications, prohibiting use of interactive wireless communications devices and imposing penalties; and, in operation of vehicles miscellaneous provisions, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Rosemary Brown
R House District 189
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Harry Readshaw
D House District 36

Rep. Todd Stephens
R House District 151

Rep. David Millard
R House District 109

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. Susan Helm
R House District 104

Rep. Thomas Murt
R House District 152

Rep. Craig Staats
R House District 145

Rep. Jesse Topper
R House District 78

Rep. Brett Miller
R House District 41

Rep. Marty Flynn
D House District 113

Rep. Joanna McClinton
D House District 191

Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32

Rep. Francis Ryan
R House District 101

Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
D House District 175

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62

Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116

Rep. Mike Carroll
D House District 118

Rep. William Kortz
D House District 38

Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146

Rep. Kyle Mullins
D House District 112

Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 174

Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3

Rep. Jim Marshall
R House District 14

Rep. Karen Boback
R House District 117

Rep. Valerie Gaydos
R House District 44

Rep. Ryan Warner
R House District 52

Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver
R House District 108

Rep. Tim Hennessey
R House District 26

Rep. Eric Nelson
R House District 57

Rep. Pamela DeLissio
D House District 194

Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91

Rep. Maria Donatucci
D House District 185

Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149

Rep. Joe Emrick
R House District 137

Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64

Rep. Bridget Kosierowski
D House District 114

Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158

Rep. Steven Malagari
D House District 53

Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 22

Rep. Wendy Ullman
D House District 143

Rep. Marcia Hahn
R House District 138

Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to Transportation, Jan. 23, 2020
Senate
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0356 | Referred to Transportation, Feb. 5, 2019 |
2058 | Reported as amended, June 10, 2019 |
First consideration, June 10, 2019 | |
Re-committed to Rules, June 10, 2019 | |
Re-reported as committed, Sept. 17, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 9, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 9, 2019 | |
3136 | Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 14, 2020 |
Re-committed to Appropriations, Jan. 14, 2020 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 56-61), Jan. 14, 2020 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 15, 2020 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 15, 2020 (120-74) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 90-92), Jan. 15, 2020 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Transportation, Jan. 23, 2020 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 356
Votes
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - House Floor Vote
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Monday, June 10, 2019 - House TRANSPORTATION Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 37, HB 792, HB 1392, HB 1441, HB 1479, HB 1510, HB 1547, HB 1595, SB 117, SB 338 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 37, HB 792, HB 1392, HB 1441, HB 1479, HB 1510, HB 1547, HB 1595, SB 117, SB 338 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. Pam Snyder
D House District 50
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75 (Vehicles)
House Bill 37
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
BROWN, READSHAW, STEPHENS, MILLARD, HILL-EVANS, HELM, MURT, STAATS, TOPPER, B. MILLER, FLYNN, McCLINTON, DeLUCA, RYAN, ISAACSON, STRUZZI, TOOHIL, CARROLL, KORTZ, CIRESI, MULLINS, NEILSON, T. DAVIS, BIZZARRO, MARSHALL, BOBACK, GAYDOS, WARNER, SCHLEGEL CULVER, HENNESSEY, NELSON, DeLISSIO, MOUL, DONATUCCI, BRIGGS, EMRICK, JAMES, KOSIEROWSKI, SAPPEY, MALAGARI, SCHWEYER, ULLMAN, HAHN, WEBSTER
Short Title
An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to prohibiting text-based communications, prohibiting use of interactive wireless communications devices and imposing penalties; and, in operation of vehicles miscellaneous provisions, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle.
Memo Subject
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Actions
0356 | Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Feb. 5, 2019 |
2058 | Reported as amended, June 10, 2019 |
First consideration, June 10, 2019 | |
Re-committed to RULES, June 10, 2019 | |
Re-reported as committed, Sept. 17, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Sept. 17, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Sept. 18, 2019 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 9, 2019 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 9, 2019 | |
3136 | Second consideration, with amendments, Jan. 14, 2020 |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 14, 2020 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 56-61), Jan. 14, 2020 | |
Re-reported as committed, Jan. 15, 2020 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 15, 2020 (120-74) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 90-92), Jan. 15, 2020 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 23, 2020 |
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