HB 528 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for application for driver's license or learner's permit; and, in fees, further providing for certified copies of records.

PRINTER'S NO.    521

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 528
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HAMM, BURGOS, PIELLI, KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, STENDER,
        ZIMMERMAN, KENYATTA, FLICK, BENNINGHOFF, LEADBETER, STEHR,
        RYNCAVAGE, T. JONES AND RIGBY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
 3      application for driver's license or learner's permit; and, in
 4      fees, further providing for certified copies of records.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 1506(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 8   Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
 9   § 1506.   Application for driver's license or learner's permit.
10      (a)    Form and content.--Every application for a learner's
11   permit or driver's license shall be made upon a form furnished
12   by the department and shall contain such information as the
13   department may require to determine the applicant's identity,
14   competency and eligibility. The form [may] shall also provide
15   for inclusion of personal medical information, next of kin
16   information and other information of use in an emergency[.], but
17   an applicant may not be required to include personal medical
18   information, next of kin information or other information of use
 1   in an emergency on the form.
 2      * * *
 3      Section 2.     Section 1956 of Title 75 is amended by adding a
 4   subsection to read:
 5   § 1956.    Certified copies of records.
 6      * * *
 7      (c)    Reports to coroner.--The Office of Administration shall
 8   create a uniform process that provides coroners, as defined in
 9   16 Pa.C.S. § 13902 (relating to definitions), acting within
10   their official duties access to the following records and
11   systems in the Pennsylvania Justice Network, or its successor,
12   at no cost:
13             (1)   Emergency contact or next of kin information
14      provided by an individual at the time of application under
15      section 1506(a) (relating to application for driver's license
16      or learner's permit).
17             (2)   Anatomical organ donor registration status as
18      indicated on an individual's driver's license or
19      identification card as provided under section 1510(c)
20      (relating to issuance and content of driver's license).
21             (3)   A color photograph of an individual as depicted on
22      the individual's driver's license or identification card.
23      Section 3.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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