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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1286: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for suspension of operating privilege; and, in miscellaneous provisions relating to offenses in general, further providing for careless driving.

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

SB 1286 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on April 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for suspension of operating privilege; and, in miscellaneous provisions relating to offenses in general, further providing for careless driving. Primary sponsor: Judy Ward (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judy WardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Joe PicozziCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47

“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 Judiciary
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Amended on third consideration
  4. Second consideration
  5. First consideration
  6. Reported as committed
  7. Referred to Transportation

Sources

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