# Pennsylvania HB 1615: 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 licensi . . .ng of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; 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 ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. Pennsylvania HB 1615, 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 licensi . . .ng of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; 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 ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rob W. Kauffman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-12-22 (Act No. 58 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1615-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1615 - State: Pennsylvania - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: 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 licensi . . .ng of drivers, further providing for notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, for the offense of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked and for ignition interlock limited license; 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 ignition interlock, for prior offenses and for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-16 - Last action: 2025-12-22, Act No. 58 of 2025 - Sponsor: Rob W. Kauffman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (616 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limited driving access during DUI suspensions: benefit, medium. Drivers suspended under Pennsylvania's DUI penalty law can apply for an ignition-interlock limited license. They must meet the other license requirements and have no completed diversion within the prior 10 years for a listed offense. An ignition interlock requires a breath test before the vehicle s… - Diversion acceptance stops counting as conviction: benefit, low. Accepting Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, Pennsylvania's DUI diversion program, no longer counts as a listed prior offense under the DUI chapter. The law also removes diversion acceptance from listed prior events for specified fatal-DUI felony grades and longer minimum sentences. Other list… - More legal protections for diversion defendants: benefit, low. Before accepting DUI diversion, defendants must answer questions on the record about their understanding and free choice. The court must check that they knowingly waive the applicable constitutional rights. If diversion fails and the defendant goes to trial, required waivers and acknowledgments bec… - Recent diversion blocks an interlock exception: cost, low. Drivers cannot use the ignition-interlock exception in section 3805(a.1) after completing qualifying diversion within the prior 10 years. The diversion must concern an offense listed in Pennsylvania's DUI prior-offense law. - DUI diversion requires treatment and payments: cost, low. DUI diversion requires evaluation and a full substance-use assessment when screening suggests a disorder or blood alcohol reaches 0.16%. A substance use disorder means alcohol or drug use that causes clinical or functional impairment. Participants must follow recommended treatment with licensed pro… - Fixed jail terms for suspended drivers: cost, low. Driving during a specified DUI-related suspension or revocation carries a $500 fine and 60 days in jail for a first conviction. A second violation carries a $1,000 fine and 90 days. The aggravated first offense carries $1,000 and 90 days, including cases involving a blood alcohol level of at least… - Higher penalties for DUI after diversion: cost, low. A first conviction for the new DUI-after-diversion offense receives second-offense penalties; later convictions receive the applicable higher tiers. General second-tier penalties include at least five days in jail and a $300–$2,500 fine; third-tier penalties include 10 days and $500–$5,000. The sev… - Longer prison terms for fatal DUI: cost, low. A fatal-DUI conviction becomes a first-degree felony when the driver is also convicted of the new DUI-after-diversion offense. The court must impose at least five years in prison. It must add a consecutive five-year term for each victim whose death resulted from that post-diversion violation. - New DUI charges after completing diversion: cost, low. The law creates a separate DUI offense for violations within 10 years after completing qualifying Pennsylvania or out-of-state diversion. The charge is a misdemeanor, or a first-degree misdemeanor for the highest alcohol level or controlled-substance offenses. Later offenses can become third- or se… - Courts gain fixed traffic sentencing options: mixed, low. Courts can impose a fixed jail sentence for a summary vehicle offense with a maximum confinement of 90 days or less. This does not block work release or probation for otherwise eligible people, including probation with restrictive conditions. The law does not require a uniform sentence for these of… - DUI assessments change providers and recommendations: mixed, low. Required DUI assessments can come from county drug and alcohol agencies or their designees. Clinical staff at facilities licensed by Pennsylvania's Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs can also provide them. The Department of Health and its designee are no longer listed as providers. Assessments… - DUI diversion records kept twelve years: mixed, low. Courts notify PennDOT when someone accepts and completes qualifying DUI diversion. Court clerks keep private completion orders for 12 years from entry, solely for future DUI prosecutions. Prosecutors, courts and law enforcement can request copies, and PennDOT also makes its records available to the… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dane Watro (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David H. Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jim Prokopiak (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nikki Rivera (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Russ Diamond (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Valerie S. Gaydos (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-12-09 | committee | 21 0 | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-12-09 | Senate | House Bill 1615 PN2677, Final Passage | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-12-08 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-12-08 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-10-27 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-10-27 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-09-30 | House | House Bill 1615 PN2354, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 203 | 0 | | | 2025-09-30 | committee | 36 0 | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-09-29 | House | House Bill 1615 PN1976 A01603 | pass | 202 | 1 | | | 2025-06-23 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-06-23 | committee | 25 1 | pass | 25 | 1 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-12-22: Act No. 58 of 2025 (Governor) - 2025-12-22: Approved by the Governor (Governor) - 2025-12-18: Presented to the Governor (House) - 2025-12-17: Signed in Senate (House) - 2025-12-17: Signed in House (House) - 2025-12-17: House concurred in Senate amendments (203-0) (House) - 2025-12-17: Re-reported on concurrence, as committed (House) - 2025-12-15: Referred to Rules (House) - 2025-12-09: Third consideration and final passage (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Amended on third consideration (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Re-reported as committed (Senate) - 2025-12-09: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Re-reported as amended (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Re-committed to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Second consideration (Senate) - 2025-10-27: First consideration (Senate) - 2025-10-27: Reported as amended (Senate) - 2025-10-07: Referred to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-09-30: Third consideration and final passage (203-0) (House) - 2025-09-30: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-09-29: Re-committed to Appropriations (House) - 2025-09-29: Second consideration, with amendments (House) - 2025-09-10: Removed from table (House) - 2025-09-10: Laid on the table (House) - 2025-09-10: Re-reported as committed (House) - 2025-06-23: Re-committed to Rules (House) - 2025-06-23: First consideration (House) - 2025-06-23: Reported as amended (House) - 2025-06-16: Referred to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - PN 2677, 2025-12-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677) - PN 2676, 2025-12-08: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676) - PN 2517, 2025-10-27: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517) - PN 2354, 2025-09-29: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354) - PN 1976, 2025-06-23: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976) - PN 1932, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932) ## Related bills - HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms and urinary tract infections. (passed house) - HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of screening, prevention and treatment measures for osteoporosis as a result of menopau… (passed house) - HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for firefighter cancer screening and for firefighter cancer screening… (passed house) - HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in recovery of possession, further providing for hearin… (passed house) - HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for medical assistance coverage for… (passed house) - HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, in casualty insurance, providing for menopause treatment… (passed house) ## Sources - [PN 2677 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677) - [PN 2677 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677) - [PN 2677 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2677) - [PN 2676 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676) - [PN 2676 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676) - [PN 2676 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2676) - [PN 2517 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517) - [PN 2517 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517) - [PN 2517 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2517) - [PN 2354 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354) - [PN 2354 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354) - [PN 2354 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN2354) - [PN 1976 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976) - [PN 1976 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976) - [PN 1976 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN1976) - [PN 1932 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932) - [PN 1932 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932) - [PN 1932 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1615/PN1932) ## Related - [HB 2545: An Act providing for insurance coverage for vaginal estrogen for the treatment…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2545-2025-2026) - [HB 1827: An Act providing for medical assistance coverage and insurance coverage of scre…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1827-2025-2026) - [HB 2826: An Act amending Title 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2826-2025-2026) - [HB 2023: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1345: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1345-2025-2026) - [HB 1346: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insuran…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1346-2025-2026) - [Pennsylvania bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania/bills) - [Pennsylvania state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/pennsylvania) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1615-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).