Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 78
An Act providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/d214d4fc-7e8b-4f88-b171-3144d3789009 CC0-1.0
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HB 78 is an Act in Pennsylvania that provides for consumer data privacy. It outlines the duties of controllers and processors regarding this data and imposes penalties for violations.
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Sponsors + 24 cosponsors
- Ed Neilson Democratic lead
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Bob Freeman Democratic
- Brian Munroe Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Danielle Otten Democratic
- Dave Zimmerman Republican
- Greg Scott Democratic
- Joe Ciresi Democratic
- John Inglis Democratic
- John Schlegel Republican
- José Giral Democratic
- Keith Harris Democratic
- Kristine Howard Democratic
- Liz Hanbidge Democratic
- Mark Gillen Republican
- Marla Brown Republican
- Mike Armanini Republican
- Perry Warren Democratic
- Robert Leadbeter Republican
- Steve Mentzer Republican
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Tina Davis Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure): Reported as… | upper | — | 81771f1b-adc1-4704-b761-f390bb1a00a3 | pass | 14 | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81771f1b-adc1-4704-b761-f390bb1a00a3 CC0-1.0 |
| FINAL PASSAGE | lower | — | 9cd13797-39a2-4587-9a2d-bea6d78abdc7 | pass | 124 | 73 | 0 | Oct 1, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cd13797-39a2-4587-9a2d-bea6d78abdc7 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed | lower | — | e2220a8a-ced7-4e1d-92ec-333fb49571b3 | pass | 34 | 0 | 1 | Sep 30, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2220a8a-ced7-4e1d-92ec-333fb49571b3 CC0-1.0 |
| A174 | lower | — | 9f01041b-5a2f-4450-9997-84842fca7702 | pass | 197 | 0 | 0 | Apr 23, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f01041b-5a2f-4450-9997-84842fca7702 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Commerce): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | ae6b66c0-209f-484a-bb1a-fbb254f544d4 | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae6b66c0-209f-484a-bb1a-fbb254f544d4 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Commerce): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 6204e0be-4c80-4af3-8484-f3ccef3947da | pass | 26 | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6204e0be-4c80-4af3-8484-f3ccef3947da CC0-1.0 |