HB1830: In other required equipment, further providing for flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks and…

3052 PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2255 PRINTER'S NO. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL 1830 Session of No. 2025 INTRODUCED BY FREEMAN, SAMUELSON, WAXMAN, GALLAGHER, HILL-EVANS, RIVERA, KAZEEM, STEELE, SANCHEZ AND GREEN, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 23, 2026 AN ACT 1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for 3 flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks AND FOR <-- 4 IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Section 4572.1 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania <-- 8 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 9 SECTION 1. SECTIONS 4572.1 AND 4573(A) OF TITLE 75 OF THE <-- 10 PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ: 11 § 4572.1. Flashing or revolving lights on tow trucks. 12 (a) Colored lights.-- 13 (1) Subject to subsection (b), [tow trucks] a tow truck 14 may be equipped with one or more flashing or revolving yellow 15 lights and one or more flashing or revolving white lights. 16 The manner in which the light or lights [shall be] are 17 displayed shall be determined by regulation of the 18 department.

1 (2) [Subject to subsection (b.1), tow trucks] A tow 2 truck may be equipped with one or more flashing or revolving 3 yellow lights [and]. Subject to subsection (b.1), a tow truck 4 or emergency roadside service vehicle may be equipped with 5 one or more flashing or revolving blue lights. The blue 6 lights [shall] may only be equipped in the rear of the 7 vehicle. 8 (b) Limitations on white lights.--The flashing or revolving 9 yellow and white lights under subsection (a)(1) on [tow trucks 10 shall] a tow truck may be activated only when the vehicle is 11 actively performing the type of work which is the basis of the 12 designation of the vehicle as an authorized vehicle or is within 13 the vicinity of an emergency response area. [Tow trucks shall 14 not operate] A tow truck may not be operated with activated 15 flashing or revolving yellow and white lights under subsection 16 (a)(1) when: 17 (1) Not engaged in the act of towing a vehicle. 18 (2) Brake lights, turn signals and operating lights are 19 visible from the rear and not obstructed. 20 (3) The vehicle being towed does not trail behind the 21 tow truck and is securely positioned on the flatbed of the 22 tow truck with no parts of the towed vehicle overhanging. 23 (b.1) Limitations on blue lights.--A tow truck or emergency 24 roadside service vehicle may only [operate] be operated with 25 blue lights under subsection (a)(2) while the [tow truck] OR <-- 26 EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVIC E vehicl e is stationary on the side of 27 the road or highway [while] and responding to a disabled 28 vehicle. A tow truck [shall not operate] or emergency roadside 29 service vehicle may not b e operate d with blue lights under 30 subsection (a)(2) at any time while the [tow truck] OR EMERGENCY <-- 20250HB1830PN3052 - 2 -

1 ROADSIDE SERVIC E vehicl e is in motion. 2 (c) Penalty.--Unauthorized use of the lights specified in 3 this [subsection] section shall be a summary offense punishable 4 by a fine of $50. 5 (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term <-- 6 "emergency roadside service vehicle" means a vehicle used to 7 assist or service a disabled vehicle in any of the following 8 activities, excluding transport of the disabled vehicle: 9 (1) tire change; 10 (2) lockout assistance; 11 (3) fuel delivery; 12 (4) battery jump start; 13 (5) vehicle extraction; or 14 (6) minor mechanical servicing at or near the vicinity 15 of the disabled vehicle. 16 (D) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM <-- 17 "EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICLE, OTHER THAN 18 A TOW TRUCK, THAT IS: 19 (1) OWNED AND OPERATED BY A: 20 (I) TOW TRUCK OPERATOR AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF 21 THE ACT OF JULY 5, 2012 (P.L.990, NO.110), KNOWN AS TH E 22 TOWING AND TOWING STORAGE FACILITY STANDARDS ACT; OR 23 (II) NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT OR NOT-FOR- 24 PROFIT CLUB OR ASSOCIATION PROVIDING MOTOR VEHICLE 25 ASSISTANCE OR SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS; AND 26 (2) MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4573 (RELATING TO 27 IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES) WHILE BEING USED TO 28 ASSIST OR SERVICE A DISABLED VEHICLE IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 29 ACTIVITIES, EXCLUDING TRANSPORT OF THE DISABLED VEHICLE: 30 (I) TIRE CHANGE; 20250HB1830PN3052 - 3 -

1 (II) LOCKOUT ASSISTANCE; 2 (III) FUEL DELIVERY; 3 (IV) BATTERY JUMP START OR REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY; 4 (V) VEHICLE EXTRACTION; OR 5 (VI) MINOR MECHANICAL SERVICING AT OR NEAR THE 6 VICINITY OF THE DISABLED VEHICLE. 7 § 4573. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES. 8 (A) COMMERCIAL TOW TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE 9 VEHICLES.-- 10 (1) ANY TRUCK WHICH IS USED COMMERCIALLY TO TOW OTHER 11 MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL HAVE THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS, OR 12 PERSON, OPERATING THE TRUCK DISPLAYED ON SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES 13 OF THE TRUCK. 14 (2) ANY EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE VEHICLE, AS DEFINED 15 IN SECTION 4572.1(D) (RELATING TO FLASHING OR REVOLVING 16 LIGHTS ON TOW TRUCKS), SHALL HAVE THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS OR 17 PERSON OPERATING THE TOW TRUCK DISPLAYED ON SIGNS ON BOTH 18 SIDES OF THE EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE VEHICLE. 19 * * * 20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20250HB1830PN3052 - 4 -