---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in rules of the road in general, further providing for speed timing devices and providing for automated speed enforcement systems in active work zones and establishing a pilot program for automated speed enforcement system on designated highway."
description: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in rules of the road in general, further providing for speed timing devices and providing for automated speed enforcement systems in active work zones and establishing a pilot program for automated speed enforcement system on designated highway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 172"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 172 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Argall"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 33
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-19T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c244178e-eb9e-459d-af6e-c34d08f1f638"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=172"
source_hash: "f69e24e3fd1a31610694bac5ca093afcb8d8273463810a43332e90b14182981c"
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 172 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in rules of the road in general, further providing for speed timing devices and providing for automated speed enforcement systems in active work zones and establishing a pilot program for automated speed enforcement system on designated highway.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0148** (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=0172&pn=0148)
2. **Printer's No. 1067** (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=0172&pn=1067)
3. **Printer's No. 1238** (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=0172&pn=1238)
4. **Printer's No. 1866** (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=0172&pn=1866)
5. **Printer's No. 1930** (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=0172&pn=1930)
6. **Printer's No. 2024** (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=0172&pn=2024)

## Votes

- CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AS AMENDED — **44–4** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 172 PN 1238, 2017 A4641, DELISSIO — **183–13** (pass) · lower
- SB 172 PN 2024, CONCUR — **173–22** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **16–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Committed — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **166–25** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- SB 172 PN 1238, 2017 A7246, HENNESSEY — **196–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Argall — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Brewster — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0148 Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1067 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1238 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1866 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1930 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2024 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as amended by the House `amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-19T04:00:00+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/c244178e-eb9e-459d-af6e-c34d08f1f638`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).