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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2913, 3612 PRINTER'S NO. 3743
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2219
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, WAXMAN, GIRAL, HOHENSTEIN, HILL-EVANS,
BRENNAN, DOUGHERTY, SAMUELSON, MADDEN, KUZMA, CIRESI AND
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FEBRUARY 13, 2026
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 30, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in registration of vehicles, further providing for
display of registration plate, for antique, classic and
collectible plates, for personal organization registration
plates, providing for arts registration plate, for Fish PA
plate and for mental health registration plate, further
providing for special plates for current members of the armed
forces of the United States, for Gold Star Family plate and
for special plates for recipients of Presidential Service
Badge, providing for special plates for recipients of Vice
Presidential Service Badge, for special plates for recipients
of commendation medals and for special plates for recipients
of achievement medals; in fees, further providing for
payments to special funds; AND, in miscellaneous provisions
relating to offenses in general, further providing for the
offense of use of registration plate flipping device; and, in
powers of department and local authorities, further providing
for specific powers of department and local authorities.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1332 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1332. Display of registration plate.
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(c.1) Prohibition on similar citations.--A person may not be
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charged with a violation of section 3724 (relating to use of
registration plate obscuring device) concurrently with a
violation of subsection (b) for an offense committed at the same
time and place.
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Section 2. Section 1340(a.1) of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 1340. Antique, classic and collectible plates.
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(a.1) Vintage registration plates.--In lieu of a special
plate issued under subsection (a), the owner of an antique or
classic motor vehicle may request permission from the department
to display a vintage registration plate from the model year of
the motor vehicle. The vintage registration plate shall be:
(1) Provided by the motor vehicle owner.
(2) A Pennsylvania registration plate issued between the
years 1906 and [1976] 1999, or a later year as determined by
the department.
(3) Legible from a reasonable distance.
The applicant shall provide information as the department may
require for processing the request and a $75 application fee.
The department may deny a request to use a vintage registration
plate for cause.
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Section 3. Section 1341.1(b) of Title 75 is amended by
adding a paragraph to read:
§ 1341.1. Personal organization registration plates.
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(b) Additional fee.--
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(3) For any personal plate issued under section 1365
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(relating to Gold Star Family plate), the department may not
collect an additional fee.
Section 4. Title 75 is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 1352.3. Arts registration plate.
The department, in consultation with the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts, shall design a special arts registration plate.
Upon application of any person, accompanied by a fee of $43,
which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee, the
department shall issue the plate for a passenger car, motor
home, trailer or truck with a registered gross weight of not
more than 14,000 pounds. The Arts Promotion Fund established in
section 1905(e) (relating to payments to special funds) shall
receive $15 of the fee paid by the applicant for the plate.
§ 1355.3. Fish PA plate.
(a) Design.--
(1) No later than 60 days after the effective date of
this section, the department, in consultation with the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, shall offer a public
design contest to school entity and nonpublic school students
in kindergarten through fifth grade in this Commonwealth for
a period of 60 days after the initial offering of the design
contest. The purpose of the design contest shall be to
solicit entries for a special Fish PA registration plate.
(2) The department, in consultation with the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, shall design a special
Fish PA registration plate that:
(i) is based on the winning entry in the design
contest under paragraph (1);
(ii) includes the phrase "Fish PA"; and
(iii) features the depiction of a brook trout.
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(b) Application.--Upon application by any person and payment
of a $43 fee, which shall be in addition to the registration
fee, the department shall issue a Fish PA registration plate to
the person.
(c) Limitation on gross weight.--The special registration
plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(d) Fee allocation to Fish Fund.--
(1) The amount of $14 of each fee collected under
subsection (b) shall be deposited into the Fish Fund
established under 30 Pa.C.S. § 521 (relating to establishment
and use of Fish Fund).
(2) The money deposited under paragraph (1) shall be
used by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for the
Trout in the Classroom Program or a successor program.
§ 1358.3. Mental health registration plate.
(a) Design.--The department shall design a mental health
registration plate. The registration plate shall feature the
Liberty Bell with a teal and purple ribbon overlay and shall
include the phrase "Mental Health Matters" at the bottom.
(b) Issuance.--Upon application of a person, accompanied by
a fee of $42, which shall be in addition to the registration
fee, the department shall issue a mental health registration
plate for a motorcycle, a passenger car or a truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds or a
motor home.
(c) Fees.--Fifteen dollars of each fee received under this
section shall be credited to the Mental Health Restricted
Account established under section 1905(c.1) (relating to
payments to special funds).
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Section 5. Sections 1364.1(b), 1365(a) and 1368.2 of Title
75 are amended to read:
§ 1364.1. Special plates for current members of the armed
forces of the United States.
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(b) Eligibility.--A plate issued under subsection (a) shall
be for members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the
following branches of the armed forces of the United States:
(1) Army.
(2) Navy.
(3) Air Force.
(4) Marine Corps.
(5) Coast Guard.
(6) Space Force.
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§ 1365. Gold Star Family plate.
(a) General rule.--Upon application of a family member of a
person who was killed while serving on active duty in the
military, accompanied by [a fee of $20 which shall be in
addition to the annual registration fee and by] such
documentation as the department shall require, the department
shall issue to the family member a special registration plate
designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a family
member of a person who was killed while serving on active duty
in the military. The department shall design and produce the
special registration plate carrying the Service Flag Gold Star
rimmed with blue which represents sacrifice to the cause of
liberty and freedom. The words "Gold Star Family" shall be
clearly displayed along the bottom of the plate. The special
registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck
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with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
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§ 1368.2. Special plates for recipients of Presidential Service
Badge.
Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the
Presidential Service Badge, accompanied by a fee of [$20] $28
which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such
documentation as the department shall require, the department
shall issue to the person a special registration plate
designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
is a recipient of the Presidential Service Badge. The special
registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck
with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
Section 6. Title 75 is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 1368.5. Special plates for recipients of Vice Presidential
Service Badge.
Upon application of any person who is a recipient of the Vice
Presidential Service Badge, accompanied by a fee of $28 which
shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such
documentation as the department shall require, the department
shall issue to the person a special registration plate
designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a person who
is a recipient of the Vice Presidential Service Badge. The
special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car
or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000
pounds.
§ 1369.5. Special plates for recipients of commendation medals.
(a) Issuance.--Upon application of a person who is a
recipient of the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army
Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal,
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Air and Space Commendation Medal or Coast Guard Commendation
Medal, accompanied by a fee of $28 which shall be in addition to
the registration fee and any documentation the department
requires, the department shall issue to the person a special
registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as
belonging to a person who is a recipient of the Joint Service
Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine
Corps Commendation Medal, Air and Space Commendation Medal or
Coast Guard Commendation Medal.
(b) Limitation.--A special registration plate under this
section may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(c) Design.--The department shall design and produce the
special registration plate under this section to display the
Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Navy
and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Air and Space Commendation
Medal or Coast Guard Commendation Medal and the words "Joint
Service Commendation Medal," "Army Commendation Medal," "Navy
and Marine Corps Commendation Medal," "Air and Space
Commendation Medal" or "Coast Guard Commendation Medal" at the
bottom of each plate.
§ 1369.6. Special plates for recipients of achievement medals.
(a) Issuance.--Upon application of a person who is a
recipient of the Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army
Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Air
and Space Achievement Medal or Coast Guard Achievement Medal,
accompanied by a fee of $28 which shall be in addition to the
registration fee and any documentation the department requires,
the department shall issue to the person a special registration
plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a
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person who is a recipient of the Joint Service Achievement
Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal or Coast Guard
Achievement Medal.
(b) Limitation.--A special registration plate under this
section may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a
registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(c) Design.--The department shall design and produce the
special registration plate under this section to display the
Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Air and Space Achievement
Medal or Coast Guard Achievement Medal and the words "Joint
Service Achievement Medal," "Army Achievement Medal," "Navy and
Marine Corps Achievement Medal," "Air and Space Achievement
Medal" or "Coast Guard Achievement Medal" at the bottom of each
plate.
Section 7. Section 1905 of Title 75 is amended by adding
subsections to read:
§ 1905. Payments to special funds.
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(c.1) Mental Health Restricted Account.--The Mental Health
Restricted Account is established in the State Treasury for the
purpose of operations of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or
its successor. The money in the account is appropriated on a
continuing basis to the Department of Human Services for the
purposes of this subsection.
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(e) Arts Promotion Fund.--
(1) The Arts Promotion Fund is established within the
State Treasury for the purpose of providing grants for the
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arts.
(2) Fifteen dollars of each fee received under section
1352.3 (relating to arts registration plate) shall be
credited to the Arts Promotion Fund.
(3) All money in the Arts Promotion Fund is appropriated
on a continuing basis to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
and may be expended, subject to paragraph (5), for the
purposes authorized under this subsection.
(4) Estimates of amounts to be expended under this
subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for approval.
(5) The State Treasurer may not honor any requisition
for expenditures by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in
excess of estimates approved by the Governor or in excess of
the amount available for the purposes for which the
requisition was made, whichever is the lesser amount.
Section 8. Section 3724 of Title 75 is amended to read:
§ 3724. Use of registration plate [flipping] obscuring device.
(a) Prohibition.--A person may not [possess,] operate a
motor vehicle with[, purchase, install, possess for the purpose
of installing, manufacture, sell, offer to sell or otherwise
distribute] a registration plate [flipping] obscuring device.
(b) Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits a
summary offense and shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of
$2,000.
(b.1) Prohibition on similar citations.--A person may not be
charged with a violation of section 1332(b) (relating to display
of registration plate) concurrently with a violation of this
section for an offense committed at the same time and place.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
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words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
["Registration plate flipping device." A manual, electric or
mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor
vehicle and:
(1) switch between two or more registration plates for
the purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change
the registration plate displayed on the operator's motor
vehicle; or
(2) hide a registration plate from view by flipping the
registration plate so that the registration plate number is
not visible.]
"Registration plate obscuring device." As follows:
(1) A device or product that enables a registration
plate on a motor vehicle to be intentionally obscured either
manually or electronically.
(2) The term includes technology that:
(i) is capable of hiding a registration plate from
view;
(ii) is capable of changing the appearance of a
registration plate to appear as a different registration
plate; or
(iii) does not change the appearance of a
registration plate but is capable of inhibiting the
proper operation of:
(A) an automated red light enforcement system in
place in accordance with section 3116 (relating to
automated red light enforcement systems in first
class cities) or 3117 (relating to automated red
light enforcement systems in certain municipalities);
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(B) another automated enforcement system
authorized by this title; or
(C) an electronic toll collection system
authorized under 74 Pa.C.S. § 8117 (relating to
electronic toll collection).
Section 9. Section 6109 of Title 75 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 6109. Specific powers of department and local authorities.
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(k) Indemnification of elected officials not required.--The
department may not deny a permit for a procession, special
activity or assemblage on a State-designated highway under
subsection (j) if the sponsor meets the requirements of
subsection (j) but does not indemnify elected officials
participating in the procession, special activity or assemblage.
Section 10 SECTION 9. This act shall take effect as follows:
(1) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1340(a.1) shall take
effect November 1, 2026.
(2) The amendment or addition of 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1352.3,
1355.3, 1358.3, 1364.1(b), 1368.2, 1368.5, 1369.5, 1369.6 and
1905(c.1) and (e) shall take effect in 120 days.
(3) This section shall take effect immediately.
(4) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60
days.
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