PRINTER'S NO. 266
No. 274 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY PUNT, MADIGAN, LAVALLE, COSTA AND EARLL, FEBRUARY 10, 2003
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 10, 2003
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 23, 2002 (P.L.1982, No.229), 2 entitled "An act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the 3 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for 4 definitions, for grounds for refusing registration and for 5 renewal of registration; providing for motor carrier 6 vehicles; further providing for operation following 7 suspension of registration and for suspension of 8 registration; providing for suspension of motor carrier 9 vehicle registration; further providing for suspension of 10 operating privilege, for schedule of convictions and points, 11 for occupational limited license, for duty of driver in 12 construction and maintenance areas, for special speed 13 limitations, for availability of benefits, for trucks and 14 truck tractors and for speed timing devices; providing for 15 accidents involving certain vehicles; further providing for 16 unlawful activities; providing for lighted head lamps in work 17 zones; further providing for restraint systems, for operation 18 of vehicle without official certificate of inspection and for 19 inspection by police or Commonwealth personnel; providing for 20 designation of highway safety corridors; further providing 21 for erection of traffic-control devices while working; 22 requiring certain traffic-control devices in highway work 23 zones; and requiring a study by the Legislative Budget and 24 Finance Committee," further providing for the effective date. 25 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 26 hereby enacts as follows: 27 Section 1. Section 24 of the act of December 23, 2002 28 (P.L.1982, No.229), entitled "An act amending Title 75
1 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further 2 providing for definitions, for grounds for refusing registration 3 and for renewal of registration; providing for motor carrier 4 vehicles; further providing for operation following suspension 5 of registration and for suspension of registration; providing 6 for suspension of motor carrier vehicle registration; further 7 providing for suspension of operating privilege, for schedule of 8 convictions and points, for occupational limited license, for 9 duty of driver in construction and maintenance areas, for 10 special speed limitations, for availability of benefits, for 11 trucks and truck tractors and for speed timing devices; 12 providing for accidents involving certain vehicles; further 13 providing for unlawful activities; providing for lighted head 14 lamps in work zones; further providing for restraint systems, 15 for operation of vehicle without official certificate of 16 inspection and for inspection by police or Commonwealth 17 personnel; providing for designation of highway safety 18 corridors; further providing for erection of traffic-control 19 devices while working; requiring certain traffic-control devices 20 in highway work zones; and requiring a study by the Legislative 21 Budget and Finance Committee," is amended to read: 22 Section 24. This act shall take effect as follows: 23 (1) The following provisions shall take effect 24 immediately: 25 (i) The addition of the definitions of "active work 26 zone" and "work zone" in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102. 27 (ii) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1371(b). 28 (iii) Section 21 of this act. 29 (iv) Section 22 of this act. 30 (v) Section 23 of this act. 20030S0274B0266 - 2 -
1 (vi) This section. 2 (1.1) The amendment of section 1712(1) shall take effect 3 December 3, 2002. 4 (2) The following provisions shall take effect in 60 5 days: 6 (i) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1553(a) and 7 (d)(11). 8 (ii) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1554(f). 9 (iii) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3365(b). 10 (iv) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3756. 11 (v) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 4309. 12 (vi) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 4704(a) and (c). 13 [(vii) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 4581. 14 (viii)] (vii) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 6123(b) 15 and (c). 16 [(ix)] (viii) The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 6123.1. 17 (2.1) The amendment of 75 Pa.C.S. § 4581 shall take 18 effect August 15, 2003. 19 (3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in six 20 months. 21 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A29L75JAM/20030S0274B0266 - 3 -