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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration; and providing for operation of golf carts."
description: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration; and providing for operation of golf carts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 785"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 785 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rafferty"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-11-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f119065b-83db-4091-bbb3-f86fc75b11cb"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=785"
source_hash: "d130c307f6bdb7c46cb60a29e62bc29f62ad7ede702b51f63d066287fbccb65e"
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 785 (2017-2018) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in registration of vehicles, further providing for vehicles exempt from registration; and providing for operation of golf carts.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0980** (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=0785&pn=0980)
2. **Printer's No. 1092** (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=0785&pn=1092)
3. **Printer's No. 1239** (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=0785&pn=1239)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **480** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **1910** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **490** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Committed — **150** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **170** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rafferty — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Dinniman — cosponsor (person)
- Folmer — cosponsor (person)
- Greenleaf — cosponsor (person)
- Scarnati — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0980 Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-07-18T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1092 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-09-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1239 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
- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-11-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-11-20T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-11-29T05:00:00+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/f119065b-83db-4091-bbb3-f86fc75b11cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).