HB 1830 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks and for identification of certain vehicles.

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                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 1830
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, SAMUELSON, WAXMAN, GALLAGHER, HILL-EVANS,
        RIVERA, KAZEEM, STEELE AND SANCHEZ, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for
 3      flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 4572.1 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 8   § 4572.1.      Flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks.
 9      (a)   Colored lights.--
10            (1)    Subject to subsection (b), [tow trucks] a tow truck
11      may be equipped with one or more flashing or revolving yellow
12      lights and one or more flashing or revolving white lights.
13      The manner in which the light or lights [shall be] are
14      displayed shall be determined by regulation of the
15      department.
16            (2)    [Subject to subsection (b.1), tow trucks] A tow
17      truck may be equipped with one or more flashing or revolving
18      yellow lights [and]. Subject to subsection (b.1), a tow truck
 1      or emergency roadside service vehicle may be equipped with
 2      one or more flashing or revolving blue lights. The blue
 3      lights [shall] may only be equipped in the rear of the
 4      vehicle.
 5      (b)   Limitations on white lights.--The flashing or revolving
 6   yellow and white lights under subsection (a)(1) on [tow trucks
 7   shall] a tow truck may be activated only when the vehicle is
 8   actively performing the type of work which is the basis of the
 9   designation of the vehicle as an authorized vehicle or is within
10   the vicinity of an emergency response area. [Tow trucks shall
11   not operate] A tow truck may not be operated with activated
12   flashing or revolving yellow and white lights under subsection
13   (a)(1) when:
14            (1)   Not engaged in the act of towing a vehicle.
15            (2)   Brake lights, turn signals and operating lights are
16      visible from the rear and not obstructed.
17            (3)   The vehicle being towed does not trail behind the
18      tow truck and is securely positioned on the flatbed of the
19      tow truck with no parts of the towed vehicle overhanging.
20      (b.1)   Limitations on blue lights.--A tow truck or emergency
21   roadside service vehicle may only [operate] be operated with
22   blue lights under subsection (a)(2) while the [tow truck]
23   vehicle is stationary on the side of the road or highway [while]
24   and responding to a disabled vehicle. A tow truck [shall not
25   operate] or emergency roadside service vehicle may not be
26   operated with blue lights under subsection (a)(2) at any time
27   while the [tow truck] vehicle is in motion.
28      (c)   Penalty.--Unauthorized use of the lights specified in
29   this [subsection] section shall be a summary offense punishable
30   by a fine of $50.

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 1      (d)   Definition.--As used in this section, the term
 2   "emergency roadside service vehicle" means a vehicle used to
 3   assist or service a disabled vehicle in any of the following
 4   activities, excluding transport of the disabled vehicle:
 5            (1)   tire change;
 6            (2)   lockout assistance;
 7            (3)   fuel delivery;
 8            (4)   battery jump start;
 9            (5)   vehicle extraction; or
10            (6)   minor mechanical servicing at or near the vicinity
11      of the disabled vehicle.
12      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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