PA HB 2006

in committee

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

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Quick answers

Did PA HB 2006 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2006 is in committee as of 2026-07-01 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-01): Re-committed to Appropriations

What is PA HB 2006 about?

PA HB 2006 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2006?

Melissa Shusterman is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2006, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-07-01 — Re-committed to Appropriations
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-11-06
Referred to Communications & Technology
referral-committee
2026-06-23
Reported as amended
amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-06-23
First consideration
reading-1
2026-06-23
Re-committed to Rules
referral-committee
2026-07-01
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-07-01
Second consideration, with amendments
reading-2
2026-07-01
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee

Versions

Printer's No. PN2560Compare
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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (Communications & Technology): Report Bill As Amended
2026-06-23 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Gary Day: no
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Rich Irvin: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Eric Nelson: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Andrea Verobish: no
- Catherine Wallen: no
Committee vote (Communications & Technology): Adopt Amendment
2026-06-23 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Paul Takac: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Gary Day: no
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Rich Irvin: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Eric Nelson: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Andrea Verobish: no
- Catherine Wallen: no
Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed
2026-07-01 · pass · 18-15
Member-level votes (33)
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Jesse Topper: no
- Kerry Benninghoff: no
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Sheryl Delozier: no
- Jonathan Fritz: no
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Kate Klunk: no
- Thomas Kutz: no
- John Lawrence: no
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Clint Owlett: no
- Tina Pickett: no
- David Rowe: no
- James Struzzi: no
- Martina White: no
A4086
2026-07-01 · pass · 104-98
Member-level votes (202)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: no
- Mike Armanini: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Josh Bashline: no
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: no
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: no
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: no
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: no
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: no
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Joe Emrick: no
- Mindy Fee: no
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: no
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Mark Gillen: no
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Dan Goughnour: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: no
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: no
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: no
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: no
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: no
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: no
- Mike Jones: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: no
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: no
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: no
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Shelby Labs: no
- John Lawrence: no
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: no
- George Margetas: no
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Jen Mazzocco: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: no
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: no
- Natalie Mihalek: no
- Brett Miller: no
- Dan Moul: no
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: no
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: no
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Jason Ortitay: no
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: no
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: no
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: no
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Brian Rasel: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- David Rowe: no
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: no
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: no
- John Schlegel: no
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: no
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Brian Smith: no
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: no
- Perry A. Stambaugh: no
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Michael Stender: no
- James Struzzi: no
- Paul Takac: yes
- Ana Tiburcio: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Andrea Verobish: no
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Catherine Wallen: no
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: no
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: no
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: no
- Martina White: no
- Craig Williams: no
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=68&rollcallid=2551&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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