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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2006: An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2006 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on November 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Melissa Shusterman (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 13, 2026): Referred to Communications & Technology.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa ShustermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Paul FrielCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Jen MazzoccoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Jacklyn RusnockCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Steve SamuelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Izzy Smith-Wade-ElCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Communications & Technology
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration, with amendments
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-committed to Rules
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Communications & Technology

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source