HB 1416 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with operation or movement of a public transit vehicle.

PRINTER'S NO.    1642

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 1416
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY DOUGHERTY, K.HARRIS, PIELLI, GIRAL, PROKOPIAK,
        HARKINS, FREEMAN, NEILSON, GOUGHNOUR, GALLAGHER, McANDREW,
        DONAHUE, MALAGARI, BRENNAN, SHUSTERMAN, MERSKI, SANCHEZ,
        T. DAVIS AND DELLOSO, MAY 6, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 7, 2025


                                        AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to operation
 3      of vehicles, providing for the offense of interference with
 4      operation or movement of a public transit vehicle.
 5      This act may be referred to as the Bernard N. Gribbin Law.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.      Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 9   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
10   § 3725.    Interference with operation or movement of a public
11                   transit vehicle.
12      (a)    Offense defined.--A person is guilty of interference
13   with the operation or movement of a public transit vehicle if
14   the person:
15             (1)   Attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or
16      recklessly causes serious bodily injury or death to an
17      operator while in the performance of duty.
18             (2)   Attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly
 1      causes bodily injury to an operator while in the performance
 2      of duty.
 3            (3)   Intentionally interferes with an operator while in
 4      the performance of duty that results in serious bodily injury
 5      or death of another person.
 6            (4)   Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly interferes
 7      with an operator while in the performance of duty that
 8      results in bodily injury of another person.
 9            (5)   Attempts by physical menace to put an operator,
10      while in the performance of the operator's duty, in fear of
11      imminent serious bodily injury or death.
12      (b)   Grading.--
13            (1)   A person who violates subsection (a)(1) commits a
14      felony of the first degree.
15            (2)   A person who violates subsection (a)(2), (3) or (5)
16      commits a felony of the third degree.
17            (3)   A person who violates subsection (a)(4) commits a
18      misdemeanor of the second degree.
19      (c)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
20   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
21   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
22      "Operator."    A driver, conductor, operations staff or
23   engineer on board the public transit vehicle.
24      "Public transit vehicle."    A bus, mass transit vehicle,
25   commuter rail passenger transportation, as that term is defined
26   under 49 U.S.C. § 24102 (relating to definitions), incline,
27   light rail, monorail, railroad passenger car, streetcar, subway,
28   train, trolley and a similar vehicle or system for the exclusive
29   use of public transportation.
30      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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