PENNSYLVANIA, April 6 - PRINTER'S NO. 1567

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1262

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, LANGERHOLC, ROTHMAN, BARTOLOTTA,

J. WARD, VOGEL AND STEFANO, APRIL 6, 2026

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 6, 2026

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing

drugs, further providing for penalties.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 3804(c.3) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 3804. Penalties.

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(c.3) Sentencing enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission

on Sentencing, under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to adoption of

guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a sentencing

enhancement for [a]:

(1) A violation of section 3802(a)(1) where the

individual refused testing of breath or chemical testing

pursuant to a valid search warrant, court order or any other

basis permissible by the Constitution of the United States

and the Constitution of Pennsylvania [or for a].

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