Penn. Senate Panel Okays Bill To Ban Accident Fees

The Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee has unanimously approved legislation to prohibit municipalities from charging a fee when the police department is called upon to respond to a motor vehicle accident.

The bill, H.B. 131, has the strong support of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). According to the group, the legislation is needed to stop local governments from seeking to balance their budgets “on the backs of insurance customers.”