HB 954 — An Act amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1511, No.124), known as the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act, further providing for penalties.
Congress · introduced 2025-03-18
Latest action: — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 18, 2025
Sponsors
- Tina Pickett (R, PA-110) — sponsor · 2025-03-18
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Doyle Heffley (R, PA-122) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- Martin T. Causer (R, PA-67) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
- David H. Rowe (R, PA-85) — cosponsor · 2025-03-18
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 18, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1028 · 1,491 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1028
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 954
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PICKETT, HAMM, HEFFLEY, CAUSER AND ROWE,
MARCH 18, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 18, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1511, No.124), entitled
2 "An act providing for idling restrictions on diesel-powered
3 motor vehicles; and imposing a penalty," further providing
4 for penalties.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of October 9, 2008
8 (P.L.1511, No.124), known as the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle
9 Idling Act, is amended to read:
10 Section 5. Penalties.
11 (a) Fines.--The driver or owner of a diesel-powered motor
12 vehicle with a gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more, engaged in
13 commerce [or the owner or operator of a location where such
14 vehicles load, unload or park], that violates the provisions of
15 this act commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
16 be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $150 and not more
17 than $300 and court costs.
18 * * *
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.Connected on the graph
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Pickett (R, state_lower PA-110) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | David H. Rowe (R, state_lower PA-85) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Doyle Heffley (R, state_lower PA-122) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Martin T. Causer (R, state_lower PA-67) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee · pa-leg