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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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
Hand-Held Ban
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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