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House Transportation Committee reports pedestrian, rail safety resolutions and advances bill to extend rental car toll appeal window
Summary
The Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee unanimously reported two symbolic safety resolutions and moved a bill that would extend the time rental companies have to appeal E‑ZPass toll charges from 30 to 60 days to committee, with support from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
The Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee on an audio-recorded session reported two safety-designation resolutions unanimously and voted to report a bill extending rental-car toll-appeal time frames to committee.
Representative Gina Curry, sponsor of House Resolution 319, asked the committee to support a designation of October 2025 as National Pedestrian Safety Month. "This designates October 2025 as National Pedestrian Safety Month in Pennsylvania in support of the national campaign led by the U.S. Department of Transportation and NHTSA. As traffic increases and our communities grow, pedestrian safety becomes more critical," Representative Gina Curry said.
The resolution, which committee staff described as symbolic, "encourages residents to take advantage of educational resources aimed at reducing injuries and fatalities on our roads," Curry said. The chair recorded the vote on House Resolution 319 as 26 ayes, 0 nays; the measure was reported as committed to the full House.
The committee next considered House Resolution 293, which, according to staff, "designates the week of September 2025 as Rail Safety Week in Pennsylvania." Committee members voiced support and the chair recorded the vote as 26 ayes, 0 nays; the resolution was reported as committed.
On House Bill 1734, the committee heard a staff summary that said the bill would extend from 30 days to 60 days the period in which a rental-vehicle owner or lessor may appeal an electronic toll (E‑ZPass) violation. "This bill extends the period of time that a rental vehicle owner or lessor has to appeal an electronic toll collection or E‑ZPass violation ... from 30 days to 60 days," a committee clerk read.
Committee staff explained the current process: a lessor may successfully appeal a violation by providing the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission a copy of the rental or lease contract showing the driver and contact information within the statutorily allowed time frame; if the lessor does not provide that information within the time limit, the lessor is considered liable for assessed tolls and fees. The staff summary and a committee member noted that the legislation is supported by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and that there is no known organized opposition.
The chair stated there were no negative votes on House Bill 1734 and recorded the bill as "reported as committed" by the committee; the transcript did not specify a numerical roll-call tally for that record.
Votes at a glance: House Resolution 319 — Designate October 2025 as National Pedestrian Safety Month in Pennsylvania; committee vote recorded as 26–0; reported as committed. House Resolution 293 — Designate the week of September 2025 as Rail Safety Week in Pennsylvania; committee vote recorded as 26–0; reported as committed. House Bill 1734 — Extend rental-vehicle toll-appeal period from 30 to 60 days; supported by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; reported as committed (tally not specified in the transcript).
The meeting had a quorum and no further votes were taken during the session recorded in the provided transcript.
