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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1862: An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance and repealing provisions relating to ignition interlock limited license; in rules of the road in general, providing for private parking lots; in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for definitions, for grading, for penalties and for ignition interlock, providing for ignition interlock driver's license, for ignition interlock driver's license issued during suspension period and for online services for ignition interlock driver's license and further providing for prior offenses, for the offense of illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for requirements for driving under influence offenders; and making editorial changes.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1862 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on September 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance and repealing provisions relating to ignition interlock limited license; in rules of the road in general, providing for private parking lots; in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for definitions, for grading, for penalties and for ignition interlock, providing for ignition interlock driver's license, for ignition interlock driver's license issued during suspension period and for online services for ignition interlock driver's license and further providing for prior offenses, for the offense of illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for requirements for driving under influence offenders; and making editorial changes. Primary sponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic). It lists 21 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 20, 2026): Act No. 36 of 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed NeilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Kerry BenninghoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse171
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Bud CookCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Jim HaddockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse118
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Steve MalagariCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Jeremy ShafferCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 36 of 2026
  2. Approved by the Governor
  3. Presented to the Governor
  4. Signed in Senate
  5. Signed in House
  6. House concurred in Senate amendments
  7. Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
  8. Referred to Rules
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Amended on third consideration
  11. Re-reported as committed
  12. Re-referred to Appropriations

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source