l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 997

An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for definitions, for notification of the breach of the security of the system, for exceptions and for notice exemption; repealing provisions relating to civil relief; providing for protection of personal information, for civil relief, for information security and for applicability; and repealing provisions relating to applicability.

In the Senate's Communications & Technology Committee since October 3, 2025.

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

24 co-sponsors

Carol Hill-Evans, Melissa Cerrato, Kristine C. Howard, ROBERT FREEMAN, Carol Kazeem, Jose Giral, Nancy Guenst, Robert E. Merski, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Chris Pielli, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Dan K. Williams, Joe Ciresi, Mandy Steele, Melissa L. Shusterman, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., G. Roni Green, Mary Jo Daley, MARK M. GILLEN, Nikki Rivera, Joe Webster, Dave Madsen, Malcolm Kenyatta, Abigail Salisbury

Its course

March 24 to October 3, 2025, 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 RepresentativesMar 24 to Oct 1191 days

CommerceMar 24 to May 643 days

AppropriationsSep 30 to Oct 11 day

In the SenateFrom Oct 1

Communications & TechnologyFrom Oct 3

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading112–91

    Passed · Oct 1

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 6

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 30

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 Mar 24 – Oct 1

  1. Mar 24Sent to COMMERCE
  2. May 6COMMERCE recommended it as amended
  3. Sep 30Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 1APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 112 to 91

In the Senate Oct 3

  1. Oct 3Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Mar 24Referred to COMMERCE, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  2. May 6Reported as amended, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  3. May 6First consideration, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  4. May 6Laid on the table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jul 14Removed from table, July 14, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Sep 30Second consideration, with amendments, Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Sep 30Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Sep 30(Remarks see House Journal Page 1372-1377), Sept. 30, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Oct 1Re-reported as committed, Oct. 1, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Oct 1Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 1, 2025 (112-91)House of Representatives
  11. Oct 1(Remarks see House Journal Page 1400-1401), Oct. 1, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Oct 3In the SenateSenate
  13. Oct 3Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Oct. 3, 2025Senate