Pennsylvania 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania Senate Bill SB414 Introduced / Bill

                     
PRINTER'S NO. 367 
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL 
No.414 
Session of 
2025 
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BROWN, STEFANO, KEARNEY, MASTRIANO, COSTA, 
PENNYCUICK, FONTANA, DUSH AND TARTAGLIONE, MARCH 10, 2025 
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 2025 
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for 
person with disability plate and placard.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.  Section 1338(e) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania 
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions and the 
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 1338.  Person with disability plate and placard.
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(c.3)  Placard issuance by legislative district offices and 
authorized organizations.--Upon request by a legislative 
district office or an authorized organization, the department 
shall permit the legislative district office or authorized 
organization to issue temporary disability parking placards 
directly to individuals according to the following:
(1)  The department shall supply the legislative district 
office or authorized organization with training and materials 
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disability parking placards.
(2)   A temporary disability parking placard may be issued  
upon application by an individual to the legislative district 
office or authorized organization according to the following:
(i)  The department shall prescribe the form of the 
application.
(ii)  The application must include a statement signed 
by the individual asserting that the individual meets the 
qualifications of subsection (a).
(3)  The legislative district office or authorized 
organization shall electronically submit a copy of the 
completed application under this subsection, with a health 
care provider's statement or a statement from a police 
officer that the individual is disabled in accordance with 
subsection (c), to the department to enable the department to 
update its records to reflect the issuance of the temporary 
disability parking placard.
(4)   A temporary disability parking placard issued by a  
legislative district office or authorized organization shall 
be valid for a period of not more than six months.
(5)  An authorized organization may not charge a fee to 
members or nonmembers for issuing a temporary disability 
parking placard directly to individuals, except for actual 
postage incurred, if any.
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(e)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following 
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this 
subsection:
"Authorized organization."  A nationally recognized 
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30 nonprofit, not-for-profit or private business authorized as an 
online messenger with the department.
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"Legislative district office."  A district office of a member 
of the Senate or House of Representatives.
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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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