PA Bill Number: SB315
Title: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as ...
Description: Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applic ...
Last Action: Re-reported on concurrence, as amended
Last Action Date: Nov 11, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1615
Legislation Overview
Title: In sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition and for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for homicide by vehicle while driving under influence; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for the offense of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for grading, for penalties, for prior offenses and for accelerated rehabilitative disposition.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sentence of total confinement; in licensing of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition and for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked; in miscellaneous provisions relating to serious traffic offenses, further providing for homicide by vehicle while driving under influence; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for the offense of driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance, for grading, for penalties, for prior offenses and for accelerated rehabilitative disposition.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Re-committed to Transportation
Last Action Date: October 28, 2025
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1615
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Robert Kauffman (R); Timothy Briggs (D); Robert Freeman (D); Valerie Gaydos (R); Liz Hanbidge (D); Dan Williams (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Kathy Rapp (R); James Prokopiak (D); David Zimmerman (R); Nikki Rivera (D); Dane Watro (R); Roni Green (D); Keith Harris (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Oct 28, 2025 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Oct 28, 2025 | Re-committed to Transportation |
| Senate | Oct 27, 2025 | Reported as amended |
| Senate | Oct 27, 2025 | First consideration |
| Senate | Oct 7, 2025 | Referred to Transportation |
| House | Sep 30, 2025 | Third consideration and final passage (203-0) |
| Senate | Sep 30, 2025 | In the Senate |
| House | Sep 30, 2025 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Sep 29, 2025 | Re-committed to Appropriations |
| House | Sep 29, 2025 | Second consideration, with amendments |
| House | Sep 10, 2025 | Re-reported as committed |
| House | Sep 10, 2025 | Removed from table |
| House | Sep 10, 2025 | Laid on the table |
| House | Jun 23, 2025 | Re-committed to Rules |
| House | Jun 23, 2025 | First consideration |
| House | Jun 23, 2025 | Reported as amended |
| House | Jun 16, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Oct 27, 2025 | state bill text | bill text |
| Amended | Sep 29, 2025 | state bill text | bill text |
| Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
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