Legislation
(Proposed, pending & recently enacted)
(Most recent bills at the top)
| Legislative Bill or Act | Section of Vehicle Code | Action / Purpose |
| Reg. Session 2023-2024 House Bill 73 Status: Referred to the House Transportation Committee March 7, 2023. |
Title 75, §1362.1 | Would authorize a license plate for veterans of Operation Inherent Resolve. Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which encompasses campaigns in Iraq, Syria and Libya. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. |
| Reg. Session 2021-2022 Act 112 of 2022 Act 113 of 2022 Status: Signed into law November 3, 2022; took effect March 3, 2023. |
Title 75, §1352.2 | Authorizes a Special Fund "Pollinator Habitat" license plate. Supports the Pollinator Habitat Program Fund. Plate may be used only on a passenger car, motor home, trailer or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. |
| Title 75, §1363.1 | Authorizes a license plate for Afghanistan and Iraq veterans (need to have served in both conflicts). Upon application of any person who is a veteran of the liberation or occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. Plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. |
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| Title 75, §1366.2 | Authorizes a "Blue Star Family" license plate. Upon application of a family member of a person who is an active duty service member in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard. |
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| Title 75, §1366.3 | Authorizes a license plate for recipients of the Air Medal. Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the Air Medal, the department shall issue a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Air Medal. Plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. |
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| Reg. Session 2021-2022 House Bill 2632 Status: Bill passed in the House 118-83 on 9/13/2022, referred to Senate Transportation Committee 9/14/2022. |
Title 75, §1341.2 | Would permit vendor-designed registration plates. This bill would provide for a minimum revenue guarantee within the first five years of the contract. |
| Reg. Session 2021-2022 Senate Bill 1045 Status: Introduced in the House 2/9/2021, referred to Community, Economic, and Recreational Developement on 2/7/2022 |
Chapter 77 of Title 75 of the PA Consolidated Statutes | Would authorize registration and license plates for off-highway motorcycles. Would provide legal access to trails on public lands similar to ATVs and Snowmobiles. Revenues generated from OHM registrations would be used for trail development and maintenance. |
| Reg. Session 2021-2022 House Bill 334 Senate Bill 410 Status: Re-committed to Appropriations on 3/23/2021 |
Title 75, §1332(d) | Would require PennDOT to resume the issuance of license plate expiration stickers. PennDOT has lost considerable revenue due to registrations not being renewed. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 House Bill 2319 Status: Referred to House Transportation Committee 5/25/2020. |
Title 75, §1346 | Provides for a Purple Heart plate to be designated for Person with Disability. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 Senate Bill 954 Status: First consideration in the Senate on 11/19/2019. Tabled on 4/6/2020. Laid on table 5/27/2020. |
Title 75, §1332(d) | Would reinstate the requirement for license plate expiration stickers. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1509 Status: Referred to House Transportation Committee on 5/23/2019. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Would create a new two-in-one sticker to be placed on a vehicle’s license plate, and would combine the requirement that a vehicle pass inspection and be registered. The elimination of validation stickers has created a loss of revenue. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1710 Status: Signed into law by the Governor on 7/1/2020 and is now Act 48. Effective 10/29/2020. |
Title 75, §1369.4 | Authorizes a USA Semiquincentennial license plate. Legislation to create a USA Semiquincentennial (250 years) license plate, similar to the Bicentennial Plate, with the phrase “Let Freedom Ring”, for issuance between 2021 and 2026. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1711 Status: Referred to House Transportation Committee Laid on the table on 9/25/2019. Re-committed to Appropriations on 11/22/2020. Final passage in the House on 2/3/2020. Referred to Senate on 2/13/2020. |
Title 75, §1369.4 | Would create retro "Heritage" license plates, such as a limited-edition 1956-style license plate with a blue background inside a gold outline of the Commonwealth and a 1960s plate with the opposite colors. |
| Reg. Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1712 Status: Referred to House Transportation Committee Laid on the table on 9/25/2019. Re-committed to Appropriations on 11/22/2020. Final passage in the House on 2/3/2020. Referred to Senate on 2/13/2020. |
Title 75, §1341 | Would create Corporate Logo Fleet Plates, similar to Indiana. |
| Reg. Session 2017-2018 House Bill 26 Status: Signed into law by the Governor on 10/24/2018 and is now Act 91. Effective 2/21/2019. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Legislation authorizes the following license plates: Historic Military Vehicle, Distracted Driving Awareness, Honoring Our Women Veterans, Soldier’s Medal, Veteran of an Allied Foreign Country, Presidential Service Badge, and motorcycle-sized plates for various existing Special Organization plate types. |
| Reg. Session 2017-2018 Senate Bill 266 Status: First consideration in the Senate on 11/15/2017. This bill failed to pass as-is but the content was passed later (see House Bill 26 above). |
Title 75, §1369.3 | Would authorize vehicle registration plates for recipients of the Soldier’s Medal. |
| Reg. Session 2017-2018 Senate Bill 729 Status: First consideration in the Senate on 11/15/2017, (failed to pass). |
Title 75, §1369.3 | Would authorize vehicle registration plates for veterans of an allied foreign country. |
| Reg. Session 2017-2018 House Bill 1294 Status: Signed into law by the Governor on 10/24/2018, and is now Act 108. Effective 2/21/2019. |
Title 75, §1368.1 | Authorizes a license plate for recipients of the Legion of Merit and motorcycle-sized plates for the existing Purple Heart license plate type. |
| Reg. Session 2017-2018 House Bill 215 Status: Final passage by the house 3/21/2017. First consideration by the Senate on 3/26/2018. This bill failed to pass as-is but the content was passed later (see 2018 Act 108 and 2018 Act 91 above). |
Title 75, §1364 & §1368.1 | Would authorize license plates (1) honoring women veterans and (2) for recipients of the Legion of Merit. |
| Reg. Session 2015-2016 House Bill 150 Status: Signed into law by the Governor on 6/8/2016 and is now Act 36. |
Title 75, §1358.1 | Authorizes a “Share the Road” Special Fund license plate. Proceeds from the sale of plates go toward maintaining PennDOT's central office position of Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator and funding highway bicycle signage. |
| Reg. Session 2015-2016 Senate Bill 1155 Status: Signed into law by the Governor on 10/4/2016 and is now Act 36. |
Title 75, §1364.1 | Authorizes license plates for active duty members of the armed forces and the PA National Guard. |
| Reg. Session 2015-2016 House Bill 1154 Status: Passed by the House. Laid on the Senate table (pursuant to Senate Rule 9) on 4/13/2016. Failed to pass. |
Title 75, §1332(d) | Would repeal the elimination of vehicle registration stickers. |
| Reg. Session 2015-2016 Senate Bill 284 Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/8/2015. Effective 10/6/2015. |
Title 75, §1361 | Authorizes motorcycle-sized license plates for the existing “Honoring Our Veterans” license plate type. |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 Senate Bill 1187 Status: Signed by the Governor on 7/2/2014. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Changes the period of registration for vintage plates from 1906 to 1976 (was 1906 to 1975). Increases the fee for special organization plates to $25.00. Authorizes the following license plates: Combat Infantry Badge, In God We Trust, Pennsylvania Monuments / Gettysburg 1863, and Pennsylvania Hunting Heritage. |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 Senate Bill 1199 Status: Re-referred to Appropriations 3/12/2014. Failed to pass. |
Would authorize license plates for honorary consuls and official representatives of foreign governments. | |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 Senate Bill 698 Status: Tabled 3/19/2014. Failed to pass. |
Would authorize motorcycle-sized license plates for existing special organization license plate types. | |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 Senate Bill 1108 Status: Second consideration on 11/13/2013. To Appropriations on 11/20/2013. Failed to pass. |
Would further expand the use of Merchant Marine vehicle registration plates for those who served during the Korean War, the Vietnam conflict, or any of the Gulf Wars, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Desert Shield. | |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 House Bill 89 Status: Signed in both houses on 4/1/2014. Signed by the Governor on 4/7/2014 and is now Act 27. |
Title 75, §1358 | Terminates the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Fund at the end of the 2013-2014 fiscal year, thereby ending the license plate program. |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 House Bill 770 Status: Signed by both houses and the Governor on 3/19/2014 and is now Act 23. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Authorizes a Appalachian Trail Conservancy vehicle registration plate. Raises the vehicle weight limit on personal (vanity) and organizational plates from 10,000 lb. to 14,000 lb. Permits the use of vanity plates on motorcycles, motor homes & trailers. Allows special organization, Person with Disability, and veterans license plate types to be personalized for a fee. |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 House Bill 1060 Status: Bill passed in the both houses on 11/21/2013. Signed into law by the Governor on 11/25/2013 and is now Act 89. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Allows for a 2-year registration period in most cases. §1307(G) (effective 1/1/2014) Authorizes the use of vertical motorcycle license plates. Fee is $20. §1332(A.1) Eliminates the requirement for license plate expiration stickers. §1332(D). (effective 1/1/2016) Increases the fee for the Preserve Our Heritage Special Fund license plate from $35 to $54. §1353 Increases the Support Your Zoo Special Fund license plate from $35 to $54. §1355 Increases annual registration fees for Motor Homes, Trucks, Buses, Limos, School Buses, School Vehicles, Trailers, Permanent Trailers, Special Mobile Equipment, Implement of Husbandry, Farm Vehicle, Ambulances, Taxis and Hearses, Dealers and Misc. MV Business, Motorcycle Dealers, Motor-Driven Cycle Dealers, Farm Equip. Vehicle Dealers. §1911, §1913, §1916, §1917, §1918, §1920, §1921, §1922, §1924, §1925, §1926. Increases fee for Legislative license plates from $20 to $76. §1930 Increases fee for personalized/vanity license plates from $20 to $76. §1931 Increases fee for Street Rod license plates from $20 to $51. §1931.1 Increases fee for Commercial Implement of Husbandry license plate from $76.50 to $110. §1933. |
| Reg. Session 2013-2014 Senate Bill 1 Status: Bill passed by the Senate, was not passed by the House. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Would raise fees relative to vehicle registration and driver licensing. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 House Bill 2627 Status: Tabled 10/15/2012. Failed to pass. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Would terminate the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Fund at the end of the 2012-2013 fiscal year. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 House Bill 156 Status: Tabled 10/15/2012. Failed to pass. |
Multiple sections of Title 75 | Would increase the maximum gross vehicle weight for many classes of license plates to increase from 10,000 lb to 14,000 lb. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 House Bill 1269 Status: Signed by the Governor 7/5/2012 and is now Act 103. Effective 11/2/2012. |
Title 75, §1366 | Authorizes license plates for recipients of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Bronze Star for Valor, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy Cross, and Air Force Cross. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 House Bill 1830 Status: Signed by the Governor 10/24/2012 and is now Act 158. Effective 4/22/2013. |
Title 75, §1357.1 | Authorizes license plates for members of the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II, and for veterans and members of United States Military Airborne Units. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 Senate Bill 1531 Status: Signed by the Governor 10/24/2012 and is now Act 194. Effective 11/23/2012. |
Title 75, §1364 | Authorizes Special Fund license plates designating the vehicle as belonging to a person who is honoring veterans of the armed forces of the United States. |
| Reg. Session 2011-2012 House Bill 1203 Status: Signed by the Governor 4/12/2012 and is now Act 25. Effective 8/10/2012. |
Title 75, §1364 | Authorizes the use of vintage license plates. The more common term is "YOM" or "year of manufacture." In other words, a vehicle (car, motorcycle, truck, bus, etc.) can use a PA license plate of the same year as the vehicle's year. Years allowed are 1906 - 1975. |