---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and, in violations and penalties, further providing for unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers."
description: "An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and, in violations and penalties, further providing for unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 458"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 458 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Argall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aac99f1c-f808-4afa-ba3f-2ef2e4f542ef"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=458"
source_hash: "0dfe8fe40f32eabc704f42c7cdc6e441681ad67a44313edd9f52ca5c9bb4775a"
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 458 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in contract carrier by motor vehicle and broker, further providing for declaration of policy and definitions; and, in violations and penalties, further providing for unauthorized operation by carriers and brokers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0451** (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=0458&pn=0451)
2. **Printer's No. 0711** (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=0458&pn=0711)
3. **Printer's No. 1362** (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=0458&pn=1362)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 458 PN 1362, MOT PROCEED WITH BILL, CUTLER — **167–20** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **145–42** (pass) · lower
- SB 458 PN 711, 2017 A4618, METZGAR — **187–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Argall — primary (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0451 Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0711 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1362 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-12-11T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-22T05:00:00+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/aac99f1c-f808-4afa-ba3f-2ef2e4f542ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).