PENNSYLVANIA, March 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 311

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

295

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, K. WARD, MENSCH, BARTOLOTTA, COSTA,

SCHWANK, MUTH, CAPPELLETTI, PHILLIPS-HILL, MARTIN, J. WARD,

YUDICHAK AND MASTRIANO, MARCH 10, 2021

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for

issuance and content of driver's license.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1510 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:

§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.

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(d.1) Deafness or hearing impairment designation.--

(1) An individual who is deaf or has a hearing

impairment may request to have a d eafness or hearing

impairment identifier symbol placed on the individual's

driver's license or identification card.

(2) The individual shall present the department with a

sworn statement signed by a qualified medical professional

certifying that the individual is deaf or has a hearing

impairment.

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