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2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1598

An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, further providing for definitions and for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions; and providing for child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Communications & Technology Committee on April 22, 2024. The 2023–2024 session has ended.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

23 co-sponsors

Robert E. Merski, Jennifer O'Mara, Maureen E. Madden, Carol Hill-Evans, Dan K. Williams, Steven R. Malagari, David M. Delloso, Kristine C. Howard, ED NEILSON, Matthew Gergely, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Kyle Donahue, Jim Haddock, Dan L. Miller, Joe Ciresi, Melissa L. Shusterman, Tarik Khan, Mike Jones, G. Roni Green, Greg Scott, Danielle Friel Otten, Nick Pisciottano, Jeanne McNeill

Its course

August 7, 2023 to April 22, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesAug 7 to Apr 10247 days

Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesAug 7 to Mar 26232 days

AppropriationsApr 9 to Apr 101 day

In the SenateApr 10 to Apr 22 · stopped12 days

Communications & TechnologyApr 22 to Apr 22 · stopped0 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading146–54

    Passed · Apr 10, 2024

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 26, 2024

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9, 2024

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Aug 7 – Apr 10, 2024

  1. Aug 7Sent to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES
  2. Mar 26, 2024CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 9, 2024Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Apr 10, 2024APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 146 to 54

In the Senate Apr 22, 2024

  1. Apr 22, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Aug 7Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES, Aug. 7, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Mar 26, 2024Reported as amended, March 26, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Mar 26, 2024First consideration, March 26, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Mar 26, 2024Laid on the table, March 26, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 8, 2024Removed from table, April 8, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Apr 9, 2024Second consideration, with amendments, April 9, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Apr 9, 2024Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 9, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Apr 9, 2024(Remarks see House Journal Page 263-265), April 9, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Apr 10, 2024Re-reported as committed, April 10, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Apr 10, 2024Third consideration and final passage, April 10, 2024 (146-54) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Apr 10, 2024(Remarks see House Journal Page 298-299), April 10, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Apr 22, 2024In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Apr 22, 2024Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, April 22, 2024 [Senate]Senate