Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1862: An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance and repealing provisions relating to ignition interlock limited license; in rules of the road in general, providing for private parking lots; in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for definitions, for grading, for penalties and for ignition interlock, providing for ignition interlock driver's license, for ignition interlock driver's license issued during suspension period and for online services for ignition interlock driver's license and further providing for prior offenses, for the offense of illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for requirements for driving under influence offenders; and making editorial changes.
Status: Signed into law, July 20, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text, July 11, 2026:
SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2309, 2416, 3510, PRINTER'S NO. 3768 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, BENNINGHOFF, McNEILL, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, MADDEN, PICKETT, SANCHEZ, COOK, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MALAGARI, HADDOCK, D. WILLIAMS, HOHENSTEIN, MENTZER, GREEN, CIRESI, DOUGHERTY, BERNSTINE, KINKEAD AND SHAFFER, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, JULY 11, 2026 Amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in licensing of drivers, further providing for chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance and repealing provisions relating to ignition interlock limited license; IN RULES OF THE ROAD IN GENERAL, PROVIDING FOR PRIVATE PARKING LOTS; in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for definitions, FOR GRADING, FOR PENALTIES and for ignition interlock, providing for ignition interlock driver's license, for ignition interlock driver's license issued during suspension period and for online services for ignition interlock driver's license and further providing for prior offenses, for the offense of illegally operating a motor vehicle not equipped with ignition interlock and for requirements for driving under influence offenders; and making editorial changes. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 8137(c.1) of Title 35 of …