HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
FISCAL NOTE
HOUSE BILL NO. 472 PRINTER’ S NO. 1023 PRIME SPONSOR: Bizzarro
COST
I (SAVINGS) FUND FY 2024/25 FY 2025/26
Motor License Fund $0 See Fiscal Impact
Public Transportation Trust Fund $0 See Fiscal Impact
Multimodal Transportation Fund $0 See Fiscal Impact
SUMMARY: Provides driver’s licenses for youth experiencing homelessness. This legislation will take
effect in 19 months .
ANALYSIS: This legislation amends Title 75 (Vehicles) as follows:
Section 102 (relating to definitions) adds the definition of “ Minor experiencing homelessness”
Section 15 05 (relating to learner’s permits) to add teacher, social worker, and children and youth
caseworker to the list of individuals permitted to sign a form certifying a minor applicant for a
learner’s permit has completed:
o
65 hours of practical driving, including 10 hours of nighttime driving
o
5 hours of inclement weather driving
Section 1506 (relating to application for driver’s license or learner’s permit) provides that a
minor experiencing homelessness may use a temporary address for any application under the
section
Section 1507 (relating to application for driver’s license or learner’s permit by minor) to add teacher, social worker, and children and youth caseworker to the list of individuals required to
sign a minor’s application for learner’s permit or driver’s license
Section 1510 (relating to issuance and content of driver's license) and Section 1951 (relating to driver’s license and learner’s permit) to add new subsections waving fees for a driver’s license
or identification card for any minor experiencing homelessness
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact from the enactment of this legislation includes costs related
to system upgrades by PennDOT and the loss of revenue from the issuance of Drivers Licenses. As
it relates to system upgrades, it is anticipated that one-time costs would be about $188,000. While
the bill provides for waiver of fees, for the issuance of a driver’s license or identification card for a
“Minor experiencing homelessness” the number of individuals who would take advantage of this
provision is unknown. As a point of refence, the fiscal impact related to the loss of revenue would
depend on the number of individuals who take advantage of the provision times the cost of the
issuance of a driver’s license (currently $45.50) or identification card (currently $41.50) . Currently,
the Motor License Fund, the Public Transportation Trust Fund, and the Multimodal Transportation
Fund receive revenues from the issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards thus the impact
would be realized within those funds. The total fiscal impact from the enactment of this legislation
is indeterminate at this time.
PREPARED BY: Gueorgui Tochev, Senior Budget Analyst
House Appropriations Committee (D)
DATE: April 9, 2025
Estimates are calculated using the best information available. Actual costs and revenue impact incurred
may vary from estimates.