Communications & Technology

• Tracy PennycuickChair

  Republican · 24th District

• Kristin Phillips-HillVice Chair

  Republican · 28th District

• Nick MillerMinority Chair

  Democrat · 14th District

• Lisa Baker

  Republican · 20th District

• Lisa M. Boscola

  Democrat · 18th District

• Frank A. Farry

  Republican · 6th District

• Chris Gebhard

  Republican · 48th District

• John I. Kane

  Democrat · 9th District

• James Andrew Malone

  Democrat · 36th District

• Joe Picozzi

  Republican · 5th District

• Bills sent24

  1% of the bills the Senate sent to committees

• Reported out38%

  9 of 24; 15 still in committee

• Time in committeetoo few to say

• Amendments offered6

  committee amendments

• 2025–2026 · so far24 bills

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

• 2023–202418 bills

  reported 33% · too few to say · 5 amendments · 10 members

• 2021–20228 bills

  reported 88% · 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

24 bills

• House Bill 2048 · An Act establishing the Pennsylvania Civic Information Consortium; providing for administrative, fiscal or logistical services and governance and duties of the Pennsylvania Civic Information Consortium, for grantmaking priorities, for editorial independence, for public access and transparency and for long-term funding strategy.

  Still in committee since October 27, 2026

• House Bill 2006 · An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.

  Still in committee since October 13, 2026

• Senate Bill 1408 · An Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data centers and public input; prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General and for energy and water reporting.

  Sent July 20, 2026 · Reported out after 71 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

• House Bill 2551 · An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties in general, providing for certain text-based communications prohibited.

  Still in committee since June 25, 2026

• House Bill 95 · An Act providing for disclosure of synthetic advertising content and for enforcement.

  Still in committee since June 22, 2026

• House Bill 2314 · An Act providing for a public education campaign focused on educating the public about artificial intelligence and improving AI consumer literacy.

  Still in committee since June 5, 2026

• Senate Bill 1368 · An Act prohibiting nudification applications from being offered on online application marketplaces; and prescribing penalties.

  Sent June 5, 2026 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate

• Senate Bill 1349 · An Act providing for transparency in use of generative artificial intelligence; requiring disclosure of synthetic content; providing for establishment of content verification tools; imposing duties on the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General; and imposing penalties.

  Still in committee since June 4, 2026

• House Bill 78 · An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

  Sent February 4, 2026 · Reported out after 140 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

• Senate Bill 1090 · An Act providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and imposing duties on the Attorney General.

  Sent November 14, 2025 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate

• 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.

  Still in committee since October 3, 2025

• Senate Bill 1015 · An Act providing for regulation and reporting requirements for qualifying virtual currency kiosk operators and for money transmitter license; and imposing duties on the Department of Banking and Securities.

  Still in committee since September 17, 2025

• Senate Bill 939 · Establishing the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Artificial Intelligence, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sandbox Program; and providing for powers and duties of office and for permits for high impact data centers that have their own power.

  Still in committee since July 14, 2025 · 1 committee amendment, adopted

• House Bill 811 · An Act providing for civil liability for fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates; and imposing penalties.

  Still in committee since June 24, 2025

• Senate Bill 806 · An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties.

  Sent June 3, 2025 · Reported out after 337 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law

• Senate Bill 727 · 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.

  Still in committee since May 5, 2025

• Senate Bill 568 · An Act providing for the removal of nonconsenting intimate depictions from social media platforms.

  Still in committee since April 4, 2025

• Senate Bill 112 · An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

  Still in committee since March 21, 2025

• Senate Bill 431 · An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in procedure, providing for acceptable denials.

  Sent March 21, 2025 · Reported out after 221 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted

• Senate Bill 491 · 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 March 21, 2025 · Reported out after 221 days