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PA SB112

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Maria Collett

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Grants Pennsylvania consumers rights to access, correct, delete, and obtain portable copies of their personal data, as well as opt out of targeted advertising, data sales, and automated profiling decisions

  • Applies to for-profit businesses operating in Pennsylvania with annual gross revenues exceeding $10,000,000, or that process personal data of at least 50,000 consumers, or derive 50% or more of revenue from selling personal data

  • Requires controllers to obtain consent before processing sensitive data (including racial/ethnic origin, health information, biometric data, precise geolocation, and data from children), limit data collection to what is reasonably necessary, and provide clear privacy notices

  • Mandates data protection assessments for high-risk processing activities like targeted advertising and profiling, with enforcement authority granted exclusively to the Attorney General and violations treated as unfair trade practices

  • Exempts government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, HIPAA-covered entities, financial institutions under Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and provides a 60-day cure period for violations through December 31, 2026

Legislative Description

Providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

Last Action

Referred to Communications & Technology

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Communications & Technology3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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