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Committees · 2019–2020 Regular Session

Communications & Technology

A Senate committee, in every session since the 2017–2018 session.

Other sessions: 2025–2026 · 2023–2024 · 2021–2022 · 2017–2018

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2019–2020 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent8

    <1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees

  • Reported out75%

    6 of 8; 2 stopped in committee

  • Time in committeetoo few to say

  • Amendments offered5

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term. The 2025–2026 is so far.

  • 2025–202624 bills

    reported 38% · too few to say · 6 amendments · 10 members

  • 2023–202419 bills

    reported 32% · too few to say · 5 amendments · 10 members

  • 2021–20229 bills

    reported 78% · too few to say · 3 amendments · 10 members

  • 2019–20208 bills

    reported 75% · too few to say · 5 amendments · 10 members

  • 2017–20187 bills

    reported 14% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 11 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2019–2020 Regular Session, newest first.

8 bills

  • House Bill 2348 · An Act amending Title 64 (Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth Financing Authority, providing for Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program; establishing the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.

    Sent June 22, 2020 · Reported out after 79 days · did not pass the Senate

  • House Bill 2438 · An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services.

    Sent June 17, 2020 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 1118 · An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for broadband services.

    Sent April 30, 2020 · Reported out after 53 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate

  • Senate Bill 955 · An Act requiring certain entities to provide notification of breach of personal information; and providing for a cause of action.

    Sent November 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 835 · An Act providing for funding of high-speed broadband service infrastructure deployment in unserved areas of this Commonwealth and for powers and duties of the Commonwealth Financing Authority; establishing the Unserved High-speed Broadband Funding Program Account; making an appropriation; and making a related repeal.

    Sent August 26, 2019 · Reported out after 301 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

  • Senate Bill 810 · An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in boards and offices, providing for information technology; establishing the Office of Information Technology and the Information Technology Fund; providing for administrative and procurement procedures and for the Joint Cybersecurity Oversight Committee; imposing duties on the Office of Information Technology; providing for administration of Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network and imposing penalties.

    Sent August 7, 2019 · Reported out after 104 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 487 · 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 title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; and providing for Commonwealth policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

    Sent March 28, 2019 · Reported out after 531 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

  • Senate Bill 308 · 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 and for notification of breach; and providing for contents and nature of notice and for storage policies.

    Sent February 19, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 0 days