State AI law
Pennsylvania
AI laws
We track 22 artificial-intelligence bills and regulations in Pennsylvania. 5 have been signed or enacted, and 16 are still moving.
Last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How we collect and check bills
Where Pennsylvania’s bills stand
22 bills- Introduced
- 0
- In committee
- 10
- Passed a chamber
- 6
- Signed or enacted
- 5
- Dead or vetoed
- 1
Overview
How Pennsylvania regulates AI
Pennsylvania has 22 published AI-related bills in our register, 5 of them signed or enacted. Every bill below links to its own page with the status, dates and a plain-English summary.
Industries these bills touch
Pennsylvania AI law guides
- Pennsylvania AI compliance deadlines, bill by bill
- State AI compliance and certification deadlines (all states)
- AI transparency and disclosure laws by state
- AI enforcement actions: FTC, EEOC and state AGs
- Pennsylvania data center projects, power use and local rules on Data Center Census, our sister site
For reporters
As of October 16, 2026, Pennsylvania has enacted 5 AI laws, according to AI Laws by State. That ties for 33rd most among the 50 states and D.C.
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Pennsylvania AI bills
RSS feed for PennsylvaniaProviding for artificial intelligence in facilities, for artificial intelligence use by insurers and for artificial intelligence use by MA o…
Pennsylvania's HB 1925 (2025-26), as amended (Printer's No. 3963), would add rules for AI in health care facilities, AI use by insurers and AI use by MA or CHIP managed care plans, with duties for the departments of Health, Insurance and Human Services and penalties. The captured text covers the facilities chapter: patient disclosure and responsible-use rules for AI in clinical decision making. It passed the House 144-59 on September 30, 2026.
Providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.
Pennsylvania's HB 2006 (2025-26), the AI Companion Safety Act (Printer's No. 3747), would bar an operator from providing an AI companion unless it implements and maintains protocols that refer users to crisis services and block content that assists or encourages suicide or violence, and would require nonhuman-status disclosures. The bill also imposes a penalty (the penalty text was not captured). It passed the House 133-70 on September 28, 2026.
Consumer Data Privacy Act
Pennsylvania's HB 78 (Consumer Data Privacy Act) would give consumers rights to access, correct, delete and port personal data and to opt out of targeted advertising, data sales and profiling for solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. Controllers would need consent for sensitive data and data protection assessments; the Attorney General alone would enforce, with no private right of action. Passed the House 127-76 October 1, 2025; this describes the Senate-amended version (PN 3688), which has not passed the Senate.
Urging the United States Congress to suspend any and all efforts to pass Federal legislation that would impose a moratorium on state-level a…
Pennsylvania's HR 425 (2025-26) is a House resolution, so it does not change the law. It urges Congress to suspend efforts to pass federal legislation imposing a moratorium on state-level AI regulation, affirms the General Assembly's authority to legislate on AI, and urges the President and Justice Department to cease threats of legal action or broadband funding limits against state AI laws. The House adopted it 131-72 on September 30, 2026.
Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (Act 20 of 2026), including the policy relating to bullying and cyberbullying involving arti…
Pennsylvania's Act 20 of 2026 is a Public School Code omnibus; its AI provisions update the school bullying policy law. It defines "artificial intelligence-generated or modified media" (text, code, images, audio or video created or modified with AI), extends the definition of cyberbullying to conduct using such media, and requires school entities to report bullying and cyberbullying, including the number of cyberbullying incidents suspected to involve AI-generated or modified media. The AI provisions took effect immediately on approval (July 12, 2026).
Providing for a public education campaign focused on educating the public about artificial intelligence and improving AI consumer literacy.
Pennsylvania's HB 2314 (2025-26), the Artificial Intelligence Public Education Campaign Act, would require the Office of Attorney General, subject to funding being available and within one year of the act's effective date, to run a public education campaign on AI and AI consumer literacy, including AI scams, chatbots and deepfake detection. It passed the House 198-3 on June 3, 2026 and was referred to the Senate Communications & Technology Committee on June 5, 2026.
Providing for consumer protection and for artificial intelligence and chatbots; imposing duties on the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the …
Pennsylvania's HB 2175 (Printer's No. 2831) would add Chapter 71 to Title 12 on AI chatbots that use generative AI to converse with consumers and are represented as helping manage a situation or treat a condition, including mental health. Suppliers could not sell or share health information or consumer input except as allowed, could not advertise in chatbot conversations, and would have to adopt, file and follow a written disclosure policy. Fines up to $2,500 per violation. Introduced January 30, 2026; re-referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities March 19, 2026; not passed.
Providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and imposing duties on the Attorney General.
Pennsylvania's SB 1090 (2025-26), the Safeguarding Adolescents from Exploitative Chatbots and Harmful AI Technology Act (Printer's No. 1423), would require operators of AI companion platforms to disclose nonhuman status, maintain suicide and self-harm protocols, and apply safeguards for minors. The Attorney General could seek civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation. It passed the Senate 49-1 on March 17, 2026 and was referred to the House Communications & Technology Committee on March 18.
Establishing the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Artificial Intelligence, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sa…
Pennsylvania's SB 939 (Printer's No. 1424) would create an Office of Transformation and Opportunity in the Governor's Office, with an AI, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sandbox Program letting participants test products for 12 months with waived licensing, and a 120-day permit track for certain high impact data centers that generate their own power. Referred to the Senate Communications and Technology Committee July 14, 2025; amended in committee February 4, 2026; it has not passed the Senate.
Providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Departme…
Pennsylvania's SB 293 (2025-26), the Artificial Intelligence Workforce Impact Act (Printer's No. 1269), would require the Secretary of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Office of Administration, to study AI's impact on the workforce and report to the General Assembly within 18 months. The Labor & Industry Committee reported it as amended on October 22, 2025; it was laid on the table on February 2, 2026 and remains pending.
Providing for artificial intelligence in facilities, for artificial intelligence use by insurers and for artificial intelligence use by MA o…
Pennsylvania's SB 1113 (2025-26) would add rules for AI in health care facilities, AI use by insurers and AI use by MA or CHIP managed care plans, with duties for the departments of Health, Insurance and Human Services and penalties. The captured text covers the facilities chapter: patient disclosure, responsible-use rules and annual AI compliance statements filed with the Department of Health. It was referred to the Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Committee on January 9, 2026.
Fiscal Code - omnibus amendments (Act 45 of 2025), including section 1755-E on stenography services and transcripts created by artificial in…
Pennsylvania's Act 45 of 2025 is a Fiscal Code omnibus; its AI provision is new section 1755-E. Money appropriated for stenography services for administrative proceedings may not be used to create a stenographic transcript that is solely and exclusively created by artificial intelligence without a human stenographer present, in person or virtually. Administrative proceedings are actions, proceedings or appeals before an executive branch agency, and AI includes generative AI. The section took effect immediately on approval (Nov. 12, 2025).
Providing for the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy and for enforcement.
Pennsylvania's HB 1993 (2025-26), the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Therapy Act, would bar mental health professionals from using AI to support recorded or transcribed therapy sessions without written notice and patient consent, bar AI providers from representing that an AI system can provide therapy or is a therapist, and bar AI from making independent therapeutic decisions. It was referred to the House Professional Licensure Committee on October 24, 2025.
Recognizing the exclusive constitutional authority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to regulate the practice of law in this Commonwealth an…
Pennsylvania's HR 331 (2025-26) is a House resolution, so it would not change the law. It would recognize the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's exclusive authority to regulate the practice of law and urge the Court to adopt rules on AI use by attorneys and judges, such as signed certifications that legal citations were verified and required AI training. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee on September 29, 2025.
In preliminary provisions, providing for algorithmic pricing transparency and fairness; and imposing duties on the Office of Attorney Genera…
Pennsylvania's HB 1779 would require a clear disclosure, 'THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.', on advertised personalized algorithmic prices, and bar using protected class data to set prices differently. The Attorney General could seek injunctions and courts could impose up to $1,000 per violation. Referred to the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee August 4, 2025; it has not passed.
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for…
Pennsylvania's Act 35 of 2025 adds 18 Pa.C.S. 4101.1, digital forgery. A person commits it by generating or creating and distributing a "forged digital likeness" as genuine, knowing or having reason to know it is forged, with intent to defraud or injure anyone. A forged digital likeness is a computer-generated image or voice recording of a real, identifiable person that closely resembles a genuine one, materially misrepresents them, is likely to deceive, and is made and shared without consent. It took effect 60 days after approval (July 7, 2025).
Urging the Congress of the United States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 107 to protect creative workers against displacement by artificial in…
Pennsylvania's HR 81 (2025-26) is a House resolution, so it would not change the law. It would urge Congress to amend 17 U.S.C. 102 and 107 to protect creative workers from displacement by AI, including making only majority human-made work copyrightable and treating scraping of copyrighted works into AI programs as outside fair use. The committee reported it 26-0 on April 24, 2025; it was laid on the table June 11, 2025.
In culpability, providing for liability for deployment of artificial intelligence system.
Pennsylvania's HB 1533 (2025-26) would add 18 Pa.C.S. 306.1, making a person who deploys an AI system to perform an automated or autonomous function subject to criminal or civil liability, or both, for any negative outcome from the deployment. Claims that the AI acted autonomously or was supplied by a third party would not avoid liability. It was referred to the House Judiciary Committee on May 30, 2025.
Further providing for definitions; providing for use of automated employment decision tool; and further providing for civil penalties.
Pennsylvania's HB 594 (2025-26) would amend the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to require an employer or employment agency using an automated employment decision tool to notify and get consent from individuals before the interview and to use only tools with a bias audit from within the past year, with the results summary posted online. It was referred to the House Labor & Industry Committee on February 12, 2025.
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, f…
Pennsylvania's Act 125 of 2024 brings AI-generated sexual images into the Crimes Code. Disseminating an artificially generated sexual depiction of a real person with intent to harass, annoy or alarm is now unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, and the child sexual abuse material offenses (dissemination, and knowing possession or intentional viewing) now cover artificially generated child sexual abuse material. AI developers that report such material to NCMEC are exempt. The act also renames "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse material" throughout. It took effect 60 days after approval (Oct. 29, 2024).
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish an advisory committee to conduct a study on the field of artificial intelligenc…
Pennsylvania's House Resolution 170 directs the Joint State Government Commission, with an advisory committee of state officials, House members, labor, civil liberties, academic, AI, medical, business and other experts, to investigate AI, recommend how to grow the state's emerging technology markets and use AI in state government, and study how other states regulate AI. Its report, due 18 months after adoption, covers AI's benefits and risks, possible legislation, a definition of AI, worker and employer rights, disinformation, student use and fraudulent impersonation. Adopted by the House July 3, 2024 (125-77); a resolution of one chamber that does not change the law.
Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (Act 130 of 2022), including highly automated vehicles and platooning
Pennsylvania's Act 130 of 2022 rewrites Chapter 85 of the Vehicle Code on highly automated vehicles (vehicles with an automated driving system). Operating one on a highway requires a certificate of compliance issued by PennDOT after a self-certification, which is deemed approved if not rejected within 30 days. The act sets operation, commercial operation, enforcement and penalty rules, updates the Highly Automated Vehicle Advisory Committee, and makes PennDOT the lead agency on platoons of up to three vehicles. Most provisions took effect in 240 days (July 1, 2023).
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