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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 697: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for ignition interlock.

In committee 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 697 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on April 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for ignition interlock. Primary sponsor: Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Referred to Transportation.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristin Phillips-HillPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Wayne LangerholcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“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

Sources

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