(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Vehicles move past signs that indicate payment methods for driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the entrance ramp in Gibsonia, Pa. in this file photo from Aug. 30, 2021. Gov. Tom Wolf gave final approval on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, to legislation aimed at getting owners or operators of some 25,000 vehicles to pay their overdue bills for turnpike usage, The law that could trigger the suspension of thousands of vehicle registrations early next year. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation today sponsored by Senator Camera Bartolotta called Senate Bill 1273 and also approved a package of commercial driver’s license (CDL) bills strengthening safety standards sponsored by Senator Judy Ward (R-30). This bill clarifies that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may share time-sensitive information collected through its automated tolling system with law enforcement in specific situations. This includes cases that involves Amber Alerts and Missing Endangered Person Advisory System alerts, which is where rapid access to vehicle data can be critical.