2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB78: Providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
Legislative Summary
An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Referred to COMMERCE
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Reported as amended
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
First consideration
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Removed from table
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment A00126 (PN 0065)
House Amendment A00126 (PN 0065)
Not Adopted
House Amendment A00174 (PN 1024)
House Amendment A00174 (PN 1024)
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 78 PN 1024, 2025 A174
4/23/2025
203
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Commerce: Adopt Amendment A00126
3/18/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Commerce: Report Bill As Amended
3/18/2025
26
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Appropriations(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Ed Neilson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Stephenie Scialabba
Republican
Kristine Howard
Democrat
Steven Mentzer
Republican
Robert Leadbeter
Republican
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Jose Giral
Democrat
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Mike Armanini
Republican
Perry Warren
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Danielle Otten
Democrat
David Zimmerman
Republican
Mark Gillen
Republican
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Keith Harris
Democrat