Legislation (S.B. 1532) to extend the emissions inspection exemption to vehicles never before registered in the state or any other jurisdiction for ten years from the date of original registration was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee. Current law only exempts new vehicles that have less than 5,000 miles on their odometer for one year after their first registration. The bill now moves to the Appropriations Committee for consideration.
We Urge You to Contact Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee Members (Contact Information Below) Immediately to Request Support for S.B. 1532
- S.B. 1532 acknowledges the relatively minimal environmental impact of the new vehicles targeted for this exemption.
- S.B. 1532 acknowledges that it is senseless to test newer vehicles, the results of which demonstrate no significant air quality benefits. The idea behind exempting any class of vehicles is to reduce costs while not losing appreciable emission reductions. This strategy builds support for emission inspection programs, but also directs finite resources to where they will be most valuable in cleaning the air.
- S.B. 1532 still requires that the newest ten model year vehicles be subject to visual anti-tampering inspections for the presence of emissions control components installed on the vehicle by manufacturers.
- Pennsylvania already exempts pre-1975 vehicles from emissions testing. The logic for this trend is clear; such vehicles do not contribute in significant ways to air quality problems. This logic applies equally to newer cars.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee immediately to request their support for S.B. 1532.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance.
Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee
To e-mail all members of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee, copy and paste the email address block below:
rtomlinson@pasen.gov; hughes@pasenate.com; ferlo@pasenate.com; dpileggi@pasen.gov; costa@pasenate.com; jscarnati@pasen.gov; jcorman@pasen.gov;
lbaker@pasen.gov; mbrubaker@pasen.gov; jgordner@pasen.gov; sgreenleaf@pasen.gov; bmensch@pasen.gov; jrafferty@pasen.gov; dargall@pasen.gov; vance@pasen.gov; mwaugh@pasen.gov; mwhite@pasen.gov; senatorblake@pasenate.com; boscola@pasenate.com; fontana@pasenate.com; lsmucker@pasen.gov; wozniak@pasenate.com; yudichak@pasenate.com; tartaglione@pasenate.com; farnese@pasenate.com;
Senator Jake Corman (Chair)
Phone: (717) 787-1377
Email: jcorman@pasen.gov
Senator Robert M. Tomlinson (Vice Chair)
Phone: (717) 787-5072
Email: rtomlinson@pasen.gov
Senator Vincent J. Hughes (Minority Chair)
Phone: (717) 787-7112
Email: hughes@pasenate.com
Senator Jim Ferlo (Minority Vice Chair)
Phone: (717) 787-6123
Email: ferlo@pasenate.com
Senator Dominic Pileggi
Phone: (717) 787-4712
Email: dpileggi@pasen.gov
Senator Jay Costa
Phone: (717) 787-7683
Email: costa@pasenate.com
Senator Joseph B. Scarnati III
Phone: (717) 787-7084
Email: jscarnati@pasen.gov
Senator David G. Argall
Phone: (717) 787-2637
Email: dargall@pasen.gov
Senator Lisa Baker
Phone: (717) 787-7428
Email: lbaker@pasen.gov
Senator Mike Brubaker
Phone: (717) 787-4420
Email: mbrubaker@pasen.gov
Senator John R. Gordner
Phone: (717) 787-8928
Email: jgordner@pasen.gov
Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf
Phone: (717) 787-6599
Email: sgreenleaf@pasen.gov
Senator Bob Mensch
Phone: (717) 787-3110
Email: bmensch@pasen.gov
Senator John C. Rafferty Jr.
Phone: (717) 787-1398
Email: jrafferty@pasen.gov
Senator Lloyd K. Smucker
Phone: (717) 787-6535
Email: lsmucker@pasen.gov
Senator Patricia H. Vance
Phone: (717) 787-8524
Email: vance@pasen.gov
Senator Michael L. Waugh
Phone: (717) 787-3817
Email: mwaugh@pasen.gov
Senator Mary Jo White
Phone: (717) 787-9684
Email: mwhite@pasen.gov
Senator John P. Blake
Phone: (717) 787-6481
Email: senatorblake@pasenate.com
Senator Lisa M. Boscola
Phone: (717) 787-4236
Email: boscola@pasenate.com
Senator Lawrence M. Farnese Jr.
Phone: (717) 787-5662
Email: farnese@pasenate.com
Senator Wayne D. Fontana
Phone: (717) 787-5300
Email: fontana@pasenate.com
Senator Christine M. Tartaglione
Phone: (717) 787-1141
Email: tartaglione@pasenate.com
Senator John N. Wozniak
Phone: (717) 787-5400
Email: wozniak@pasenate.com
Senator John T. Yudichak
Phone: (717) 787-7105
Email: yudichak@pasenate.com