l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1700

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, providing for communication barrier designation; and imposing penalties.

In the Senate's Transportation Committee since October 13, 2026.

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

31 co-sponsors

Jose Giral, Carol Hill-Evans, Tarah Probst, Ben Waxman, Arvind Venkat, Nikki Rivera, Danilo Burgos, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Manuel Guzman Jr., Pat Gallagher, Dan K. Williams, Anthony A. Bellmon, MARK M. GILLEN, Jill N. Cooper, Mandy Steele, Perry S. Warren, G. Roni Green, EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI, Greg Scott, Roman Kozak, Jeremy Shaffer, Emily Kinkead, Abigail Salisbury, Carol Kazeem, Malcolm Kenyatta, TINA M. DAVIS, Tarik Khan, Jacklyn Rusnock, Keith S. Harris, Liz Hanbidge, TIM BRIGGS

Its course

July 1, 2025 to October 13, 2026, 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 action15 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJul 1 to Sep 29455 days

TransportationJul 1 to Mar 23265 days

AppropriationsSep 28 to Sep 291 day

In the SenateFrom Sep 29

TransportationFrom Oct 13

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Sep 29, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 23, 2026

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Jul 1 – Sep 29, 2026

  1. Jul 1Sent to TRANSPORTATION
  2. Mar 23, 2026TRANSPORTATION recommended it as amended
  3. Sep 28, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Sep 29, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Oct 13, 2026

  1. Oct 13, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to TRANSPORTATION
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jul 1Referred to TRANSPORTATION, July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Mar 23, 2026Reported as amended, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Mar 23, 2026First consideration, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Mar 23, 2026Laid on the table, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Apr 27, 2026Removed from table, April 27, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 22, 2026Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 29, 2026Removed from table, June 29, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Sep 28, 2026Second consideration, Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Sep 28, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Sep 28, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 28, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Sep 29, 2026Re-reported as committed, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Sep 29, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 29, 2026 (203-0)House of Representatives
  13. Sep 29, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  14. Oct 13, 2026In the SenateSenate
  15. Oct 13, 2026Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Oct. 13, 2026Senate