HARRISBURG – Many older Pennsylvanians face health conditions that make it unsafe for them to continue driving, which often leads them to surrender their driver’s licenses and receive a free state photo ID card. However, subsequent renewals of these cards include a fee. Allegheny County Reps. Arvind Venkat and Lindsay Powell plan to introduce legislation that would exempt Pennsylvanians age 65 or older that have surrendered their driver’s license for medical reasons from the fees associated with renewing their state photo ID. The current fee to renew a photo ID, as of July 2025 is $44.50. Over 20% of Pennsylvanians — nearly 2.6 million people — are aged 65 or older. The lawmakers are circulating a co-sponsorship memo seeking support of their proposal.
REP. LINDSAY POWELL
REP. ARVIND VENKAT