Session: 2021-2022
ACLU-PA Position: Supports
During the 2017-2018 session, HB 163 repealed the law permitting the automatic suspension of driver's licenses for drug-related and other non-traffic convictions. HB 987 would apply that law retroactively, allowing people with prior convictions to get their driver's licenses back without having to pay a reinstatement fee. This bill would ensure that the reforms made by HB 163 apply to everyone. Furthermore, HB 987 eliminates some additional offenses that currently lead to license suspensions.
Governor Wolf signed HB 987 into law on November 3, 2022 as Act 107 of 2022.
