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PA HB1788
Bill
Status
8/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sean Dougherty
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AI Summary
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Requires 6.15% of sales tax collections to be deposited into the Public Transportation Trust Fund monthly, with up to an additional 0.25% going to a new Road and Bridge Project Sinking Fund to repay bonds
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Authorizes the Commonwealth Financing Authority to issue up to $325 million in bonds for road and bridge construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and repair projects statewide
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Establishes the Three and Four Digit State Route Account with $150 million transferred within 15 days of enactment and an additional $125 million by July 15, 2026, for highway and bridge projects that must be completed within five years
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Mandates the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to annually review SEPTA and Pittsburgh Port Authority operations and submit biennial reports to legislative transportation committees on fiscal progress and use of Commonwealth funds
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Permits public transportation vehicles to display illuminated advertising signs on rear and side surfaces, including GPS-enabled technology for real-time information, public service announcements, and emergency alerts
Legislative Description
In sustainable mobility options, further providing for operating program; in metropolitan transportation authorities, providing for supplemental performance reporting; providing for Public Transportation Trust Fund transfer and annual increase; establishing the Road and Bridge Project Fund and the Road and Bridge Project Sinking Fund; in public-private transportation partnerships, providing for applicable authority projects; in lighting equipment, further providing for use and display of illuminating signs; in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, further providing for supplemental funding for three and four digit highway construction; and establishing the Three and Four Digit State Route Account.
Last Action
Referred to Transportation
8/15/2025