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PRINTER'S NO. 655 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 646 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY MAKO, GLEIM, KAUFFMAN, KENYATTA, REICHARD AND SMITH, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 AN ACT Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of the road in general, further providing for prohibiting use of hearing impairment devices. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 3314(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: § 3314. Prohibiting use of hearing impairment devices. * * * (b) Exception.--This section does not prohibit the use of hearing aids or other devices for improving the hearing of the driver, nor does it prohibit the use of a headset in conjunction with a cellular telephone that only provides sound through one ear and allows surrounding sounds to be heard with the other ear, nor does it prohibit the use of communication equipment by the driver of an emergency vehicle or by motorcycle operators complying with section 3525 (relating to protective equipment for motorcycle riders)[.], nor does it prohibit motorcycle operators complying with section 3525 from wearing or using one or more headphones or earphones or protective headgear with the same capabilities. Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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