SB 149 — An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.

PRINTER'S NO.    101

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 149
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, VOGEL, J. WARD, BROOKS, BARTOLOTTA,
        PENNYCUICK, HUTCHINSON, BAKER AND STEFANO, JANUARY 22, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in inspection of vehicles, further providing for
 3      requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 4702(g) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
 7   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding paragraphs and the
 8   section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
 9   § 4702.    Requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles.
10      * * *
11      (g)    Exceptions.--The following are exceptions to subsection
12   (f):
13             * * *
14             (5)   Emission inspection criteria for newest model year
15      vehicles.--A subject vehicle shall be exempt from the
16      requirements for emission inspection for five years after the
17      vehicle is manufactured. A one-time certificate of exemption
18      shall be affixed to the subject vehicle for the entire
 1      duration of the exemption and in a manner prescribed by
 2      department regulation. After the fifth year, the subject
 3      vehicle shall receive an emission inspection in accordance
 4      with this section. The following shall apply:
 5                  (i)    The department shall notify each official
 6            inspection station on a periodic basis of vehicles exempt
 7            from the requirements for emission inspection.
 8                  (ii)    This paragraph shall not apply to the extent
 9            that Federal funding would not be received by the
10            Commonwealth due to the exemption under this paragraph.
11            Notice of nonapplicability under this subparagraph shall
12            be transmitted by the department to the Legislative
13            Reference Bureau for publication in the next available
14            issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
15            (6)   Gas cap test not required for certain vehicles.--A
16      subject vehicle that was manufactured without a gas cap shall
17      not be required to receive a gas cap test to determine
18      whether or not the subject vehicle's gas cap is functioning
19      as designed.
20      (h)   Anti-tampering inspection.--Notwithstanding subsection
21   (g)(5), the five most recent model year vehicles shall be
22   subject to visual anti-tampering inspections for the presence of
23   emissions control components installed on the vehicle by
24   manufacturers, which may occur during the annual safety
25   inspection.
26      Section 2.        This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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