Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2019-2020/sb-1281.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

106 lines
6.7 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and points; in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response areas; and, in offenses in general, further providing for the offenses of homicide by vehicle and of aggravated assault by vehicle."
description: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and points; in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response areas; and, in offenses in general, further providing for the offenses of homicide by vehicle and of aggravated assault by vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1281"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1281 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mastriano"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f930f907-fdc3-439b-8ca8-56df8410cfd7"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1281"
source_hash: "36d8d33c2dcdc2c7a9dc47c9770a674e0925b477c0e535356324f978c4621cfe"
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 1281 (2019-2020) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for schedule of convictions and points; in rules of the road in general, further providing for duty of driver in emergency response areas; and, in offenses in general, further providing for the offenses of homicide by vehicle and of aggravated assault by vehicle.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A07356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1281&pn=1943&aYear=2019&an=07356)
2. **House Amendment A07624** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1281&pn=2040&aYear=2019&an=07624)
3. **Printer's No. 1908** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1281&pn=1908)
4. **Printer's No. 1943** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1281&pn=1943)
5. **Printer's No. 2040** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1281&pn=2040)
6. **Printer's No. 2103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1281&pn=2103)
7. **Senate Amendment A07057** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1281&pn=1908&aYear=2019&an=07057)
## Votes
- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 1281 PN 2040, 2019 A7624, KORTZ — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mastriano — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Arnold — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Disanto — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- Iovino — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- K. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- L. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1908 Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1943 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2040 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2020-09-30T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2020-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2103 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2020-10-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2020-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-10-29T04:00:00+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/f930f907-fdc3-439b-8ca8-56df8410cfd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).