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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 78: An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

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 78 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2026): Removed from table.

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 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ed NeilsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Mike ArmaniniCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Marla BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Keith HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse195
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Robert LeadbeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Steve MentzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
John SchlegelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Stephenie ScialabbaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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. Removed from table
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Second consideration
  4. First consideration
  5. Re-reported as amended
  6. Re-referred to Communications & Technology
  7. Reported as committed
  8. Referred to Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure
  9. Third consideration and final passage
  10. Re-reported as committed
  11. Re-committed to Appropriations
  12. Second consideration, with amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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