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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 431: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for the offense of unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonation of individual.

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 431 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for the offense of unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonation of individual. Primary sponsor: Bob Merski (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 31, 2025): Referred to Communications & Technology.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob MerskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157

“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

Sources

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