Committees · 2023–2024 Regular Session
Communications & Technology
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Tracy PennycuickChair
Republican · 24th District
Kristin Phillips-HillVice Chair
Republican · 28th District
Jimmy DillonMinority Chair
Democrat · 5th District
Republican · 50th District
Democrat · 17th District
Republican · 16th District
Republican · 6th District
Democrat · 9th District
Republican · 34th District
Democrat · 3rd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2023–2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent19
1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out32%
6 of 19; 13 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 2023–2024 Regular Session, newest first.
19 bills
House Bill 2481 · An Act providing for restriction on use and custody of digital assets prohibited and for use of nodes authorized.
Sent November 7, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1279 · An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
Sent July 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1201 · An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
Sent July 2, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 2017 · An Act amending Title 50 (Mental Health) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of minors on social media; and imposing penalties.
Sent May 28, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1044 · 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.
Sent May 16, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
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.
Sent April 22, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1123 · An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for facilitating access for streamlining telecommunications and establishing the Facilitating Access for Streamlining Telecommunications (FAST) Program.
Sent April 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1140 · An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in railroads, providing for fiber optic broadband line railroad crossing.
Sent April 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1201 · An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
Sent April 4, 2024 · Reported out after 83 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1077 · An Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for social media hate speech accountability.
Sent February 12, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 1015 · An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, providing for notice of website accessibility barrier.
Sent December 18, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1139 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, providing for Cybersecurity Coordination Board.
Sent July 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 824 · 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 and for notification of consumer reporting agencies; and providing for credit reporting and monitoring.
Sent June 15, 2023 · Reported out after 96 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 22 · An Act amending Title 50 (Mental Health) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of minors on social media; and imposing penalties.
Sent June 14, 2023 · Reported out after 97 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 745 · An Act amending Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in contracts for public works, providing for contracts for information technology commodities and services.
Sent June 14, 2023 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 566 · An Act providing for an inventory of State-owned assets for the development of fixed broadband services in unserved areas; establishing the Broadband Services Restricted Account; and providing for underserved areas of this Commonwealth.
Sent March 28, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 379 · An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of State-owned electronic devices and networks from applications controlled by foreign adversaries.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 284 · 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 January 31, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
Senate Bill 85 · An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in alternative form of regulation of telecommunications services, further providing for network modernization plans and for additional powers and duties of commission.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 474 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · did not pass the Senate