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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 licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, further providing for prohibiting text-based communications and providing for prohibiting use of interactive mobile device; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle; in enforcement, providing for data collection and reporting relating to traffic stops; and imposing penalties."
description: "An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, further providing for prohibiting text-based communications and providing for prohibiting use of interactive mobile device; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle; in enforcement, providing for data collection and reporting relating to traffic stops; and imposing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 37"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 37 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rosemary Brown"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 29
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7fa471e-e353-451d-8bb8-1068e13e4d49"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=38&rollcallid=1468&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "c6c152e308ce5efcb2cfcf35c4e35b7d679e74d138290babb2ac898d3f409b28"
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 37 (2023-2024) — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for learners' permits and for examination of applicant for driver's license; in rules of the road in general, further providing for prohibiting text-based communications and providing for prohibiting use of interactive mobile device; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle and for the offense of aggravated assault by vehicle; in enforcement, providing for data collection and reporting relating to traffic stops; and imposing penalties.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **House Amendment A03504** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03504)
2. **House Amendment A03795** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03795)
3. **House Amendment A03812** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03812)
4. **House Amendment A03815** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A03815)
5. **House Amendment A04141** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A04141)
6. **Printer's No. PN0582** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN0582)
7. **Printer's No. PN0737** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN0737)
8. **Printer's No. PN0939** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN0939)
9. **Printer's No. PN1458** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN1458)
10. **Printer's No. PN1583** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN1583)
11. **Printer's No. PN1588** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB0037/PN1588)
12. **Senate Amendment A00517** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A00517)
13. **Senate Amendment A01208** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A01208)
## Votes
- A3815 — **100–101** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Transportation): Adopt Amendment — **15–10** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed — **32–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Adopt Amendment — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Transportation): Reported as Amended — **13–1** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **20–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Amended — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **124–77** (pass) · lower
- CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AS AMENDED — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- A3812 — **91–110** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (Transportation): Adopt Amendment — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **37–11** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Transportation): Adopt Amendment — **10–4** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **126–74** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **29–8** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Transportation): Report Bill As Amended — **19–6** (pass) · lower
- BROWN AMENDMENT NO. A-1208 — **48–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rosemary Brown — primary (person)
- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Lynda Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Langerholc — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1588
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
- **2024-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 18 of 2024
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7fa471e-e353-451d-8bb8-1068e13e4d49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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