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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2637: An Act providing for a temporary prohibition on artificial intelligence chatbots in children's toys and for Joint State Government Commission study; establishing an advisory committee; and imposing penalties.

In committee 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 2637 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on June 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for a temporary prohibition on artificial intelligence chatbots in children's toys and for Joint State Government Commission study; establishing an advisory committee; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 7, 2026): Laid on the table.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe CiresiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jeanne McNeillCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse133
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Darisha ParkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse198
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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. Laid on the table
  2. First consideration
  3. Reported as amended
  4. Referred to Communications & Technology

Sources

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