republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2021-2022/hb-2398.md

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Bill	An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in certificate of title and security interests, further providing for content and effect of certificate of title; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to platooning; in miscellaneous provisions, providing for theft of catalytic converter; in miscellaneous provisions relating to accidents and accident reports, further providing for accidents involving death or personal injury, for accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property, for duty to give information and render aid, for accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property, and for immediate notice of accident to police department; in equipment standards, further providing for promulgation of vehicle equipment standards; in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles; in size, weight and load, further providing for width of vehicles; in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities; and, in highly automated vehicles, further providing for definitions, for highly automated vehicles and for Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee, providing for certificate of compliance required, for powers of department, for self-certification application, for self-certification review, for operation requirements, for commercial operation, for preemption, for enforcement and penalties, for regulations and guidelines, for confidential records, for appeals and for interstate agreements; and adding provisions relating to other automated vehicles.	An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in certificate of title and security interests, further providing for content and effect of certificate of title; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to platooning; in miscellaneous provisions, providing for theft of catalytic converter; in miscellaneous provisions relating to accidents and accident reports, further providing for accidents involving death or personal injury, for accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property, for duty to give information and render aid, for accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property, and for immediate notice of accident to police department; in equipment standards, further providing for promulgation of vehicle equipment standards; in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles; in size, weight and load, further providing for width of vehicles; in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities; and, in highly automated vehicles, further providing for definitions, for highly automated vehicles and for Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee, providing for certificate of compliance required, for powers of department, for self-certification application, for self-certification review, for operation requirements, for commercial operation, for preemption, for enforcement and penalties, for regulations and guidelines, for confidential records, for appeals and for interstate agreements; and adding provisions relating to other automated vehicles.	us/states/pa	Pennsylvania General Assembly	2021-2022	HB 2398	Pennsylvania HB 2398 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Oberlander	4	24	13	2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00	2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/9fe8062a-75c0-4838-9876-cb3717b04532	http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2398	e15fb63e0981f4f753291231d8701574c1c509a001b7fff63f7c0b3ffef56572	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-pa

Pennsylvania HB 2398 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in certificate of title and security interests, further providing for content and effect of certificate of title; in rules of the road in general, repealing provisions relating to platooning; in miscellaneous provisions, providing for theft of catalytic converter; in miscellaneous provisions relating to accidents and accident reports, further providing for accidents involving death or personal injury, for accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property, for duty to give information and render aid, for accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property, and for immediate notice of accident to police department; in equipment standards, further providing for promulgation of vehicle equipment standards; in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles; in size, weight and load, further providing for width of vehicles; in powers of department and local authorities, further providing for specific powers of department and local authorities; and, in highly automated vehicles, further providing for definitions, for highly automated vehicles and for Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee, providing for certificate of compliance required, for powers of department, for self-certification application, for self-certification review, for operation requirements, for commercial operation, for preemption, for enforcement and penalties, for regulations and guidelines, for confidential records, for appeals and for interstate agreements; and adding provisions relating to other automated vehicles.

Version chain

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

1. Printer's No. 2819 (committee substitute) — source
2. Printer's No. 3200 (committee substitute) — source
3. Printer's No. 3256 (committee substitute) — source
4. Printer's No. 3563 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 2398 PN 3563, Final Passage — 29–20 (pass) · upper
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4537 — 83–117 (fail) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3563, CONCURRENCE — 119–79 (pass) · lower
• Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Adopt Amendment A05734 — 10–3 (pass) · upper
• HB 2398 PN 3563, 2021 A5751, Motion to Table WILLIAMS, L. Amendment No. A-5751 — 28–21 (pass) · upper
• Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — 19–5 (pass) · upper
• FINAL PASSAGE — 123–77 (pass) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4550 — 83–117 (fail) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4547 — 83–117 (fail) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4678 — 200–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4535 — 83–117 (fail) · lower
• HB 2398 PN 3200, 2021 A4726 — 80–120 (fail) · lower
• Committee vote (TRANSPORTATION): Reported as Amended — 8–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Oberlander — primary (person)
• Armanini — cosponsor (person)
• Brooks — cosponsor (person)
• Cox — cosponsor (person)
• E. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
• Gaydos — cosponsor (person)
• Helm — cosponsor (person)
• Kail — cosponsor (person)
• Lewis Delrosso — cosponsor (person)
• Major — cosponsor (person)
• Marshall — cosponsor (person)
• Masser — cosponsor (person)
• Mercuri — cosponsor (person)
• Mizgorski — cosponsor (person)
• Mustello — cosponsor (person)
• Ortitay — cosponsor (person)
• Rothman — cosponsor (person)
• Rowe — cosponsor (person)
• Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Stephens — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 PN 2819 Referred to TRANSPORTATION referral-committee
• 2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 PN 3200 Reported as amended amendment-passage, committee-passage
• 2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00 Re-committed to RULES referral-committee
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 PN 3256 Second consideration, with amendments reading-2
• 2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to TRANSPORTATION referral-committee
• 2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00 PN 3563 Reported as amended amendment-passage, committee-passage
• 2022-10-18T04:00:00+00:00 First consideration reading-1
• 2022-10-19T04:00:00+00:00 Second consideration reading-2
• 2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS referral-committee
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported as committed committee-passage
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Third consideration and final passage passage, reading-3
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to RULES referral-committee
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed committee-passage
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in House
• 2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 Signed in Senate
• 2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00 Presented to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00 Approved by the Governor executive-signature
• 2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00 Act No. 130 of 2022

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fe8062a-75c0-4838-9876-cb3717b04532. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).