HB 1587 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, providing for obedience to school crossing guards; and imposing penalties.

PRINTER'S NO.   1895

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1587
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHUSTERMAN, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, GIRAL, BURGOS,
        MAYES, SANCHEZ, BOROWSKI, CERRATO, BOYD AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        JUNE 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 10, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in rules of the road in general, providing for
 3      obedience to school crossing guards; and imposing penalties.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 8   § 3347.   Obedience to school crossing guards.
 9      (a)    Traffic signal of guard.--A driver of a vehicle
10   approaching a crosswalk or other section of a roadway which is
11   controlled by a school crossing guard shall obey all traffic
12   signals given by the school crossing guard. The driver of the
13   vehicle shall stop the vehicle if directed by the school
14   crossing guard within 30 feet, but not less than 10 feet, from
15   the school crossing guard, crosswalk or other area of the
16   roadway as directed by the school crossing guard and shall
17   remain stopped until the school crossing guard directs the
18   vehicle to proceed.
 1      (b)   Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
 2   summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay
 3   a fine of $250 and a surcharge of $35. The surcharge shall be
 4   deposited into the School Bus Safety Grant Program Account.
 5      (c)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
 6   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
 7   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 8      "School crossing guard."   A person who is appointed by a
 9   school district or municipality to guard street crossings during
10   hours when children are going to or coming from school and
11   direct actions of children and traffic to ensure safe crossing.
12      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 180 days.




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