An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for determination of incompetency.

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 153 PRINTER'S NO. 1868
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 205
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, ISAACSON, FREEMAN, GIRAL,
PIELLI, HOWARD, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ, DALEY,
SAMUELSON, WARREN, CIRESI AND GREEN, JANUARY 17, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 9, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
determination of incompetency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1519(c) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 1519. Determination of incompetency.
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(c) Recall [or suspension] of operating privilege.--The
department shall recall the operating privilege of any person
whose incompetency has been established under the provisions of
this chapter or who refuses or fails to comply with the
requirements of this section. The recall shall be for an
indefinite period until that person complies and satisfactory
evidence is presented to the department in accordance with
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regulations to establish that such person is competent to drive
a motor vehicle. [The department shall suspend the operating
privilege of any person who refuses or fails to comply with the
requirements of this section until that person does comply and
that person's competency to drive is established.] Any person
aggrieved by the recall [or suspension] of the operating
privilege may appeal in the manner provided in section 1550. The
judicial review shall be limited to whether the person is
competent to drive in accordance with the provisions of the
regulations promulgated under section 1517 (relating to Medical
Advisory Board).
(d) Vehicle lease termination on incompetency.--For a
consumer lease of a motor vehicle subject to regulations of the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under 12 CFR Ch. X Pt. 1013
(relating to consumer leasing (Regulation M)), entered into
after the effective date of this subsection, a lessee requesting
early termination of a lease shall not be liable for any penalty
or early termination charge provided by the lease if the vehicle
lessee's operating privileges have been recalled under this
section and no other member of the lessee's household regularly
uses the vehicle. A lessee seeking to terminate a lease under
this subsection must provide to the lessor a copy of the notice
of license recall provided by the department. The lease shall be
terminated upon return of the vehicle to the lessor or other
person in the manner provided by the lease, including in any
amendment or lease assignment or notice.
(D) VEHICLE LEASE TERMINATION ON INCOMPETENCY.--FOR A
PENNSYLVANIA CONSUMER LEASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUBJECT TO
REGULATIONS OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU UNDER 12
CFR CH. X PT. 1013 (RELATING TO CONSUMER LEASING (REGULATION
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M)), ENTERED INTO ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A LESSEE MAY REQUEST EARLY TERMINATION OF A LEASE IF
THE VEHICLE LESSEE'S OPERATING PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN RECALLED
UNDER THIS SECTION AND THE LICENSE RECALL IS EFFECTIVE AS OF THE
DATE OF THE LESSEE'S REQUEST TO TERMINATE THE LEASE EARLY AND AT
THE TIME OF THE LEASED VEHICLE'S RETURN . A LESSEE SEEKING TO
TERMINATE A LEASE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MUST PROVIDE TO THE
LESSOR A COPY OF THE NOTICE OF LICENSE RECALL PROVIDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE LICENSE RECALL. THE LESSEE MUST
ALSO PROVIDE THE LICENSE RECALL NOTICE TO THE LESSOR PRIOR TO
THE GROUNDING OR RETURN OF THE LEASED VEHICLE. THE LEASE SHALL
BE TERMINATED UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE TO THE LESSOR OR OTHER
AUTHORIZED PERSON IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY THE LEASE AND THE
LESSOR SHALL NOT CHARGE A FLAT FEE OR PENALTY FOR TERMINATING
THE LEASE PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MATURITY. THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT
PROHIBIT THE LESSOR FROM ASSESSING OTHER CHARGES DUE AND OWING
AT EARLY TERMINATION SUCH AS EXCESS WEAR AND USE, EXCESS
MILEAGE, DISPOSITION FEE, FINES AND TAXES TIED TO THE LEASED
VEHICLE AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS DUE AND UNPAID UNDER THE LEASE AS
OF THE DATE OF TERMINATION. THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT APPLY IF
THE LESSEE IS EITHER IN DEFAULT UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LEASE
AGREEMENT OR THE LEASE HAS A CO-LESSEE WHO SHALL REMAIN
SEPARATELY LIABLE UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LEASE.
Section 2. This act shall apply to PENNSYLVANIA leases for
motor vehicles entered into THAT ARE EXECUTED with a lessee with
a billing address located in this Commonwealth on or after the
effective date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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