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PRINTER'S NO. 1774
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1518
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, HOHENSTEIN, RABB, SANCHEZ, PIELLI,
N. NELSON, HILL-EVANS, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD,
WAXMAN, KENYATTA, KRAJEWSKI, GIRAL, MAYES, RIVERA, KHAN AND
SAPPEY, MAY 29, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 29, 2025
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, for
issuance and content of driver's license and for expiration
and renewal of drivers' licenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1506(a) and (a.1) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1506. Application for driver's license or learner's permit.
(a) Form and content.--Every application for a learner's
permit or driver's license shall be made upon a form furnished
by the department and shall contain such information as the
department may require to determine the applicant's identity,
competency and eligibility. The form shall allow for submission
of a Social Security number or a taxpayer identification number.
The form may also provide for inclusion of personal medical
information and other information of use in an emergency.
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(a.1) Noncitizen application.--A person who is not a citizen
of the United States may apply for a Pennsylvania REAL ID
driver's license upon establishing the person's lawful presence
in the United States and this Commonwealth[. The department may
issue a license if the person will lawfully be in the United
States for a period of one year or more after the date of the
application or for a shorter period of time if deemed
appropriate by the department.] and in accordance with the act
of May 26, 2017 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Pennsylvania REAL ID
Compliance Act.
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Section 2. Section 1510(f) of Title 75 is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
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(f) Waiver.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
(a), the department shall issue a non-REAL ID driver's license
to an otherwise eligible person [who has no Social Security
number if the person submits a waiver obtained from the Federal
Government permitting him not to have a Social Security number.]
to establish the eligible person's identity and State residency.
The department may require other identifiers, including, but not
limited to, a taxpayer identification number, before issuing the
license. In accordance with 6 CFR 37.71(a)(1) (relating to
driver's licenses and identification cards issued under section
202(d)(11) of the REAL ID Act), non-REAL ID licenses shall be
clearly labeled with the words "Not for REAL ID Purposes."
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(k) Privacy and confidentiality for non-REAL ID driver's
licenses and photo identification cards.--
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(1) Information and documents provided by applicants may
not be used or disclosed to any individual or entity for
immigration enforcement purposes unless necessary to comply
with a court order or warrant signed by a judge appointed
under Article III of the Constitution of the United States,
or with a judicial subpoena for individual records, issued
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. For the purposes of
this paragraph, only those records, documents or information
specifically sought by the court order, warrant or subpoena
may be disclosed.
(2) The department and an agent or employee of the
department may not retain the documents or copies of
documents presented by applicants for noncommercial driver's
licenses or learner's permits which do not meet Federal
standards for identification to prove age or identity except
for a period necessary to ensure the validity and
authenticity of the documents.
(3) Records related to noncommercial driver's licenses,
identification cards or learner's permits may not be
disclosed or made accessible in any manner to an agency that
primarily enforces Federal immigration laws or to an
employer, agent or contractor of the agency unless the
disclosure is necessary to comply with a court order or
judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed under Article
III of the Constitution of the United States, or judicial
subpoena for individual records, issued under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the Pennsylvania
Rules of Civil Procedure.
(4) A public or private agency or entity, including a
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third party other than the subject of the information, that
has or seeks access to or receives records that include
photographs, addresses, places of birth, countries of origin
and driving histories shall certify to the department, before
receipt or access, that the agency or entity will not use the
records or information contained in the records for a purpose
other than the purposes permitted under this subsection or
disclose the records to a third party. This certification
shall be in writing. In addition to a record required to be
kept under 18 U.S.C. § 2721(c) (relating to prohibition on
release and use of certain personal information from State
motor vehicle records), an agency or entity certifying under
this paragraph shall keep records of all uses and identifying
each person or entity that received department records or
information from the certifying agency or entity. The records
shall be logged by the department and shall be available for
inspection by the department upon its request.
(5) A noncommercial driver's license or learner's permit
which does not meet Federal standards for identification
shall not be used as evidence of a person's citizenship or
immigration status and shall not be the sole basis for
investigating, arresting or detaining a person.
(6) The department may not inquire about the citizenship
or immigration status of an applicant for a noncommercial
driver's license or learner's permit which does not meet
Federal standards for identification, except that the
department may inquire about whether the applicant is a
citizen of the United States for purposes of complying with
the obligations under 25 Pa.C.S. § 1323 (relating to
application with driver's license application).
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Section 3. Section 1514(e) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 1514. Expiration and renewal of drivers' licenses.
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[(e) Noncitizen license expiration and renewal.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided, a license issued on
the basis of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
credentials or documents shall expire on the date appearing
on the INS credentials or documents provided by the applicant
under section 1506(a.1) (relating to application for driver's
license or learner's permit).
(2) If the expiration date of the INS credentials or
documents exceeds four years, the license shall expire one
day after the applicant's date of birth but not more than
four years from the date of issuance of the license.
(3) Upon presenting INS credentials or documents
indicating continued legal presence in the United States, the
person may apply for a renewal of the license.
(4) If a person has been granted permanent legal status
in the United States by the INS, the department may in its
discretion require the person to present his INS credentials
or documents for only the first license application or
renewal.
(5) License renewals issued under this subsection shall
be for the length of time as set forth in paragraph (1) or
(2).]
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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