SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE
BILL NO. Senate Bill 149 PRINTER NO. 101
AMOUNT FUND
See Fiscal Impact Motor License Fund
DATE INTRODUCED PRIME SPONSOR
January 22, 2025 Senator Langerholc
DESCRIPTION
Senate Bill 149 amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to provide an exception for late model
vehicles from emissions testing for up to five years from the date of manufacture.
This legislation provides for all of the following:
• Provides that a subject vehicle shall be exempt from the requirements for
emission inspection for five years after the vehicle is manufactured;
• Requires a one-time certificate of exemption be affixed to the subject vehicle
for the entire duration of the exemption;
• Requires the Department of Transportation to periodically notify inspection
stations of vehicles exempt from emissions inspection requirements;
• Provides that the exemption shall not apply to the extent that it would result
in a loss of federal funding;
• Provides that notice of nonapplicability shall be transmitted by the department
to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin;
• Removes the gas cap test requirement for subject vehicles that were
manufactured without a gas cap; and
• Mandates the five most recent model year vehicles shall be subject to visual
anti-tampering inspections for the presence of emissions control components
installed on the vehicle by manufacturers, which may occur during the annual
safety inspection.
This legislation is scheduled to take effect in 60 days.
FISCAL IMPACT:
According to the Department of Transportation, approximately 2.1 million vehicles
will qualify for the five-year exemption provided for in this legislation. The
department collects $1.65 per vehicle, per emissions test as a program management
fee. Therefore, annual fee collections will be reduced by approximately $3.4 million.
Additionally, the department estimates approximately $600,000 will be needed to
make necessary system changes.