---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for definitions; providing for vehicle recalls; and further providing for unlawful acts by manufacturers or distributors, for application for license and for licensing cost."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for definitions; providing for vehicle recalls; and further providing for unlawful acts by manufacturers or distributors, for application for license and for licensing cost."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1898"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1898 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Santora"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c15b73c-608c-4d2f-b1fd-7b6df712efcb"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1898"
source_hash: "e724907c91c0ca63804b4f19dca6d09c34944519ffb1abc37cd0c8c82702a3e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1898 (2017-2018) — An Act amending the act of December 22, 1983 (P.L.306, No.84), known as the Board of Vehicles Act, further providing for definitions; providing for vehicle recalls; and further providing for unlawful acts by manufacturers or distributors, for application for license and for licensing cost.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 2688** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1898&pn=2688)
2. **Printer's No. 2814** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1898&pn=2814)
3. **Printer's No. 3673** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1898&pn=3673)
4. **Printer's No. 3784** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1898&pn=3784)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **191–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1898 PN 3784, CONCUR — **195–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Santora — primary (person)
- Barbin — cosponsor (person)
- Barrar — cosponsor (person)
- Benninghoff — cosponsor (person)
- Briggs — cosponsor (person)
- Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Charlton — cosponsor (person)
- Corbin — cosponsor (person)
- D. Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Day — cosponsor (person)
- Deasy — cosponsor (person)
- Deluca — cosponsor (person)
- Driscoll — cosponsor (person)
- Dunbar — cosponsor (person)
- Emrick — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Gabler — cosponsor (person)
- Galloway — cosponsor (person)
- Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Goodman — cosponsor (person)
- Harkins — cosponsor (person)
- Heffley — cosponsor (person)
- Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Hickernell — cosponsor (person)
- J. Harris — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Kortz — cosponsor (person)
- Longietti — cosponsor (person)
- M. Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Markosek — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- Marsico — cosponsor (person)
- Masser — cosponsor (person)
- Matzie — cosponsor (person)
- Mcclinton — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Mustio — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Nesbit — cosponsor (person)
- Pashinski — cosponsor (person)
- Peifer — cosponsor (person)
- Petrarca — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Pyle — cosponsor (person)
- Ravenstahl — cosponsor (person)
- Readshaw — cosponsor (person)
- Reese — cosponsor (person)
- Sainato — cosponsor (person)
- Schlossberg — cosponsor (person)
- Schweyer — cosponsor (person)
- Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- Sonney — cosponsor (person)
- Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Sturla — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Topper — cosponsor (person)
- Watson — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2688 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2814 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3673 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3784 Amended on third consideration
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c15b73c-608c-4d2f-b1fd-7b6df712efcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).