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HB240 • 2025

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
BENNINGHOFF
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
Act No. 4 of 2025, June 27, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-14 H

    (Remarks see House Journal Page 198-199), March 17, 2025

  2. 2025-06-27 E

    Approved by the Governor, June 27, 2025

  3. 2025-06-27 E

    Act No. 4 of 2025, June 27, 2025

  4. 2025-06-24 H

    Signed in House, June 24, 2025

  5. 2025-06-24 S

    Signed in Senate, June 24, 2025

  6. 2025-06-24 E

    Presented to the Governor, June 24, 2025

  7. 2025-06-23 S

    Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2025 (50-0)

  8. 2025-06-10 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2025

  9. 2025-06-09 S

    Second consideration, June 9, 2025

  10. 2025-06-09 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 9, 2025

  11. 2025-06-04 TRANSPORTATION

    Reported as committed, June 4, 2025

  12. 2025-06-04 S

    First consideration, June 4, 2025

  13. 2025-03-17 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-reported as committed, March 17, 2025

  14. 2025-03-17 H

    Third consideration and final passage, March 17, 2025 (202-0)

  15. 2025-03-17 S

    In the Senate

  16. 2025-03-17 TRANSPORTATION

    Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 17, 2025

  17. 2025-02-05 H

    Second consideration, Feb. 5, 2025

  18. 2025-02-05 APPROPRIATIONS

    Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Feb. 5, 2025

  19. 2025-02-04 H

    Removed from table, Feb. 4, 2025

  20. 2025-01-27 TRANSPORTATION

    Reported as committed, Jan. 27, 2025

  21. 2025-01-27 H

    First consideration, Jan. 27, 2025

  22. 2025-01-27 H

    Laid on the table, Jan. 27, 2025

  23. 2025-01-22 TRANSPORTATION

    Referred to TRANSPORTATION, Jan. 22, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 192
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 240
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, FLICK, HOHENSTEIN, M. JONES,
KAUFFMAN, KENYATTA, NEILSON, PICKETT, ROWE, SCHEUREN,
SHUSTERMAN, SMITH AND HADDOCK, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1509(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1509. Qualifications for school bus driver endorsement.
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(b) Proof of physical and vision examination.--
(1) Every school bus driver shall carry a certificate
issued by an examining physician or practitioner recognized
by the department pursuant to section 1508.1 (relating to
physical examinations), indicating that the person has passed
the prescribed physical examination, including an examination
of the eyes, within the preceding 13 months. The vision
examination may be made by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
(2) The physical examination may include a hearing test
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subject to this subsection. A person who requires the use of
a hearing aid must undergo a hearing test to ensure that the
hearing aid is properly functioning in a manner that allows
the person to meet the department's minimum hearing
standards. The department may not require an electroacoustic
analysis test report of a person's hearing aid to determine
whether the hearing aid meets the manufacturer's
specifications if the hearing test determines that the
hearing aid is functioning in a manner that allows the person
to meet the department's minimum hearing standards.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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