---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act providing for participation in the REAL ID Act of 2005, for compliance by residents of this Commonwealth, for reports to General Assembly and for publication; and repealing the REAL ID Nonparticipation Act."
description: "An Act providing for participation in the REAL ID Act of 2005, for compliance by residents of this Commonwealth, for reports to General Assembly and for publication; and repealing the REAL ID Nonparticipation Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 133"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 133 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ward"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0db933d9-a766-4fe8-af48-2eb0a37cf404"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=133"
source_hash: "926cdc3c0a405163f67ad85568e2c8a7168268d56ba1070fe873360522ddfef6"
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 SB 133 (2017-2018) — An Act providing for participation in the REAL ID Act of 2005, for compliance by residents of this Commonwealth, for reports to General Assembly and for publication; and repealing the REAL ID Nonparticipation Act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0155** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0133&pn=0155)
2. **Printer's No. 0555** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0133&pn=0555)
3. **Printer's No. 0811** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0133&pn=0811)
4. **Printer's No. 0873** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0133&pn=0873)

## Votes

- SB 133 PN 873, CONCUR — **190–1** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY): Reported as Committed — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 133 PN 155, A500, WARD AMENDMENT NO. A-0500 — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 133 PN 811, REV PRIOR PR, BRADFORD — **84–112** (fail) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **140–54** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **46–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AS AMENDED — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ward — primary (person)
- Alloway — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Dinniman — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Sabatina — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Yaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0155 Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0555 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0811 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0873 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-26T04:00:00+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/0db933d9-a766-4fe8-af48-2eb0a37cf404`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).