Became law as Act 130 of 2022, signed November 3, 2022, 238 days after it was filed.
2021–2022 Regular Session
House Bill 2398
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.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
19 co-sponsors
Greg Rothman, Robert W. Mercuri, Lori A. Mizgorski, SUSAN C. HELM, Brian Smith, David H. Rowe, Joshua D. Kail, TODD STEPHENS, Abby Major, Jason Ortitay, Valerie S. Gaydos, Carrie Lewis DelRosso, Eric R. Nelson, Marci Mustello, Bob Brooks, JIM MARSHALL, KURT A. MASSER, JAMES A. COX JR., Mike Armanini
Its course
March 10 to November 3, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action30 actions on 11 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Jun 20102 days
TransportationMar 10 to Jun 890 days
RulesJun 8 to Jun 157 days
AppropriationsJun 15 to Jun 205 days
In the SenateJun 20 to Oct 26128 days
TransportationJun 21 to Oct 18119 days
AppropriationsOct 24 to Oct 262 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesOct 26 to Oct 260 days
Waiting to be sentOct 26 to Oct 271 day
With the GovernorOct 27 to Nov 37 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading123–77
Passed · Jun 20
Senate, third reading29–20
Passed · Oct 26
House of Representatives, concurrence119–79
Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Oct 26
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 8
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 15
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 18
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Jun 20
- Mar 10Sent to TRANSPORTATION
- Jun 8TRANSPORTATION recommended it as amended
- Sent to RULES
- Jun 15RULES recommended it
- Amended and read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Jun 20APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 123 to 77
In the Senate Jun 21 – Oct 26
- Jun 21Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to TRANSPORTATION
- Oct 18TRANSPORTATION recommended it as amended
- Oct 19Read a second time
- Oct 24Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Oct 26APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the Senate, 29 to 20
Back in the House of Representatives Oct 26
- Oct 26Returned to the House of Representatives
- Sent to RULES
- The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 119 to 79
- Signed in the House of Representatives
To the Governor Oct 26 – Nov 3
- Oct 26Signed in the Senate
- Oct 27Sent to the Governor
- Nov 3Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 130 of 2022
All 30 actions, as published
- Mar 10Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 10, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 8Reported as amended, June 8, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 8First consideration, June 8, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 8Re-committed to RULES, June 8, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 15Re-reported as committed, June 15, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 15Second consideration, with amendments, June 15, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 15Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 15, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 15(Remarks see House Journal Page 622-630), June 15, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Re-reported as committed, June 20, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20Third consideration and final passage, June 20, 2022 (123-77) [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 20(Remarks see House Journal Page 667-669), June 20, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 21In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- Jun 21Referred to TRANSPORTATION, June 21, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18Reported as amended, Oct. 18, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18First consideration, Oct. 18, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 19Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 24Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 26Re-reported as committed, Oct. 26, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 26Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 26, 2022 (29-20) [Senate]Senate
- Oct 26(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ), Oct. 26, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 26In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26Referred to RULES, Oct. 26, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 26, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 26, 2022 (119-79) [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 26, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26Signed in House, Oct. 26, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Oct 26Signed in Senate, Oct. 26, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 27Presented to the Governor, Oct. 27, 2022Governor
- Nov 3Approved by the Governor, Nov. 3, 2022Governor
- Nov 3Act No. 130 of 2022, Nov. 3, 2022Governor