Pennsylvania HB 1518: An Act amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for grant programs; and making a related repeal.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1774
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1518
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BURGOS, HOHENSTEIN, RABB, SANCHEZ, PIELLI,
N. NELSON, HILL-EVANS, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BOYD,
WAXMAN, KENYATTA, KRAJEWSKI, GIRAL, MAYES, RIVERA, KHAN AND
SAPPEY, MAY 29, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 29, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
application for driver's license or learner's permit, for
issuance and content of driver's license and for expiration
and renewal of drivers' licenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1506(a) and (a.1) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 1506. Application for driver's license or learner's permit.
(a) Form and content.--Every application for a learner's
permit or driver's license shall be made upon a form furnished
by the department and shall contain such information as the
department may require to determine the applicant's identity,
competency and eligibility. The form shall allow for submission
of a Social Security number or a taxpayer identification number.
The form may also provide for inclusion of personal medical
information and other information of use in an emergency.
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(a.1) Noncitizen application.--A person who is not a citizen
of the United States may apply for a Pennsylvania REAL ID
driver's license upon establishing the person's lawful presence
in the United States and this Commonwealth[. The department may
issue a license if the person will lawfully be in the United
States for a period of one year or more after the date of the
application or for a shorter period of time if deemed
appropriate by the department.] and in accordance with the act
of May 26, 2017 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Pennsylvania REAL ID
Compliance Act.
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Section 2. Section 1510(f) of Title 75 is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
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(f) Waiver.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
(a), the department shall issue a non-REAL ID driver's license
to an otherwise eligible person [who has no Social Security
number if the person submits a waiver obtained from the Federal
Government permitting him not to have a Social Security number.]
to establish the eligible person's identity and State residency.
The department may require other identifiers, including, but not
limited to, a taxpayer identification number, before issuing the
license. In accordance with 6 CFR 37.71(a)(1) (relating to
driver's licenses and identification cards issued under section
202(d)(11) of the REAL ID Act), non-REAL ID licenses shall be
clearly labeled with the words "Not for REAL ID Purposes."
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(k) Privacy and confidentiality for non-REAL ID driver's
licenses and photo identification cards.--
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(1) Information and documents provided by applicants may
not be used or disclosed to any individual or entity for
immigration enforcement purposes unless necessary to comply
with a court order or warrant signed by a judge appointed
under Article III of the Constitution of the United States,
or with a judicial subpoena for individual records, issued
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. For the purposes of
this paragraph, only those records, documents or information
specifically sought by the court order, warrant or subpoena
may be disclosed.
(2) The department and an agent or employee of the
department may not retain the documents or copies of
documents presented by applicants for noncommercial driver's
licenses or learner's permits which do not meet Federal
standards for identification to prove age or identity except
for a period necessary to ensure the validity and
authenticity of the documents.
(3) Records related to noncommercial driver's licenses,
identification cards or learner's permits may not be
disclosed or made accessible in any manner to an agency that
primarily enforces Federal immigration laws or to an
employer, agent or contractor of the agency unless the
disclosure is necessary to comply with a court order or
judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed under Article
III of the Constitution of the United States, or judicial
subpoena for individual records, issued under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or the Pennsylvania
Rules of Civil Procedure.
(4) A public or private agency or entity, including a
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third party other than the subject of the information, that
has or seeks access to or receives records that include
photographs, addresses, places of birth, countries of