HB 2219 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for display of registration plate; and, in miscellaneous provisions relating to offenses in general, further providing for the offense of use of registration plate flipping device.

PRINTER'S NO.   2913

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                           HOUSE BILL
                           No. 2219
                                                   Session of
                                                     2026

     INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, WAXMAN, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS,
        BRENNAN, DOUGHERTY, SAMUELSON, MADDEN AND KUZMA,
        FEBRUARY 13, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 17, 2026


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
 3      display of registration plate; and, in miscellaneous
 4      provisions relating to offenses in general, further providing
 5      for the offense of use of registration plate flipping device.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.      Section 1332(b)(5) and (c) of Title 75 of the
 9   Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
10   is amended by adding a subsection to read:
11   § 1332.    Display of registration plate.
12      * * *
13      (b)    Obscuring plate.--It is unlawful to display on any
14   vehicle a registration plate which:
15             * * *
16             (5)   has a [tinted] plate cover.
17      * * *
18      (c)    Penalty for obscured plate.--Any person who violates
19   subsection (b)(2) or (4) commits a summary offense and shall,
 1   upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of [$100] $2,000.
 2      (c.1)    Prohibition on similar citations.--A person may not be
 3   charged with a violation of section 3724 (relating to use of
 4   registration plate obscuring device) concurrently with a
 5   violation of subsection (b) for an offense committed at the same
 6   time and place.
 7      * * *
 8      Section 2.     Section 3724 of Title 75 is amended to read:
 9   § 3724.    Use of registration plate [flipping] obscuring device.
10      (a)    Prohibition.--A person may not [possess,] operate a
11   motor vehicle with[, purchase, install, possess for the purpose
12   of installing, manufacture, sell, offer to sell or otherwise
13   distribute] a registration plate [flipping] obscuring device.
14      (b)    Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
15   summary offense and shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of
16   $2,000.
17      (b.1)    Prohibition on similar citations.--A person may not be
18   charged with a violation of section 1332(b) (relating to display
19   of registration plate) concurrently with a violation of this
20   section for an offense committed at the same time and place.
21      (c)    Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
22   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
23   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
24      ["Registration plate flipping device."     A manual, electric or
25   mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor
26   vehicle and:
27             (1)   switch between two or more registration plates for
28      the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change
29      the registration plate displayed on the operator's motor
30      vehicle; or

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 1        (2)   hide a registration plate from view by flipping the
 2    registration plate so that the registration plate number is
 3    not visible.]
 4    "Registration plate obscuring device."       As follows:
 5        (1)   A device or product that enables a registration
 6    plate on a motor vehicle to be intentionally obscured either
 7    manually or electronically.
 8        (2)   The term includes technology that:
 9              (i)    is capable of hiding a registration plate from
10        view;
11              (ii)    is capable of changing the appearance of a
12        registration plate to appear as a different registration
13        plate; or
14              (iii)    does not change the appearance of a
15        registration plate but is capable of inhibiting the
16        proper operation of:
17                     (A)   an automated red light enforcement system in
18              place in accordance with section 3116 (relating to
19              automated red light enforcement systems in first
20              class cities) or 3117 (relating to automated red
21              light enforcement systems in certain municipalities);
22                     (B)   another automated enforcement system
23              authorized by this title; or
24                     (C)   an electronic toll collection system
25              authorized under 74 Pa.C.S. § 8117 (relating to
26              electronic toll collection).
27    Section 3.      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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