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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1970: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licensing of drivers, further providing for issuance and content of driver's license and for carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand.

Passed one chamber 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 1970 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in licensing of drivers, further providing for issuance and content of driver's license and for carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand. Primary sponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Referred to Transportation.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed NeilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Anthony BellmonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse203
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Pat GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse173
Valerie GaydosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Brandon MarkosekCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Chris RabbCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse200
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Referred to Transportation
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Transportation

Sources

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