An Act limiting assignment of State-owned vehicles.

PRINTER'S NO. 56
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 68
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, KEPHART, MARCELL, HAMM, JAMES, KAUFFMAN,
STAMBAUGH, RAPP, HADDOCK, COOPER, BOROWICZ, FEE, SHAFFER,
STEHR, SMITH, LAWRENCE, M. MACKENZIE, TWARDZIK, COOK, RADER,
KERWIN, ZIMMERMAN AND BERNSTINE, JANUARY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Limiting assignment of State-owned vehicles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the State-Owned
Vehicle Assignment Limitation Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"State official." A member of the General Assembly.
"State-owned vehicle." A vehicle that is owned by the
Commonwealth.
Section 3. Limitations on State-owned vehicle leases.
(a) General rule.--Except as provided under subsection (b):
(1) A State official may not be assigned a State-owned
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vehicle.
(2) Commonwealth funds may not be used to lease a
vehicle to or on behalf of a State official.
(b) Emergency response.--This section shall not apply to a
State official whose official duties require the assignment or
lease of a vehicle for emergency response.
Section 4. Continued use of vehicles.
(a) Continued use.--A State official who has been assigned a
State-owned vehicle or a vehicle leased by the Commonwealth
before the effective date of this subsection may continue to use
the vehicle under the same rules and procedures in effect before
the effective date of this subsection until the State official
is no longer a member of the General Assembly, relinquishes
control of the vehicle back to the Commonwealth or is otherwise
no longer eligible to use the vehicle under the rules and
procedures in effect before the effective date of this
subsection.
(b) Prohibition.--A State official who has been assigned a
State-owned vehicle or a vehicle leased by the Commonwealth
before the effective date of this subsection may not be assigned
a different State-owned vehicle or a vehicle leased by the
Commonwealth after the State official ceases using the assigned
vehicle.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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