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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 997: An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for definitions, for notification of the breach of the security of the system, for exceptions and for notice exemption; repealing provisions relating to civil relief; providing for protection of personal information, for civil relief, for information security and for applicability; and repealing provisions relating to applicability.

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 997 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for definitions, for notification of the breach of the security of the system, for exceptions and for notice exemption; repealing provisions relating to civil relief; providing for protection of personal information, for civil relief, for information security and for applicability; and repealing provisions relating to applicability. Primary sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 3, 2025): Referred to Communications & Technology.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jared SolomonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse202
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Dan DeasyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Mark GillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Carol KazeemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse159
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Dave MadsenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Bob MerskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Joe WebsterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
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. 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. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as amended
  10. Referred to Commerce

Sources

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