---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for the definition of \"stinger-steered automobile\" or \"boat transporter\"; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for fire apparatus, for length of vehicles and for maximum gross weight of vehicles."
description: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for the definition of \"stinger-steered automobile\" or \"boat transporter\"; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for fire apparatus, for length of vehicles and for maximum gross weight of vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 589"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 589 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Langerholc"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/343de9bc-57d5-4174-8041-f8b2594d5ac8"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=589"
source_hash: "1e6bc56a726d45de2d35e3cb2738b723dea0bcc913c16d5d3e6806fc37373028"
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 589 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for the definition of "stinger-steered automobile" or "boat transporter"; and, in size, weight and load, further providing for fire apparatus, for length of vehicles and for maximum gross weight of vehicles.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0667** (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=0589&pn=0667)
2. **Printer's No. 0756** (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=0589&pn=0756)
3. **Printer's No. 0887** (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=0589&pn=0887)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **188–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Langerholc — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Eichelberger — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mcgarrigle — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Reschenthaler — cosponsor (person)
- Scarnati — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Yaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0667 Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0756 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0887 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-20T04:00:00+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/343de9bc-57d5-4174-8041-f8b2594d5ac8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).