Rank 4 of 54

Pennsylvania

AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

72bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

33of them would put AI under new government control

11agencies and officials they would hand new power

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralAttorney generalmost common control: New agency powers6bills
2Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionAgencymost common control: Data center limits3bills
3Pennsylvania GovernorGovernormost common control: Data center limits2bills
4Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionAgencymost common control: New agency powers2bills
5Pennsylvania Department of HealthAgencymost common control: New agency powers2bills
6Pennsylvania Department of Human ServicesAgencymost common control: New agency powers2bills
7Pennsylvania Insurance DepartmentAgencymost common control: New agency powers2bills
8Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational AffairsAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill
9Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer ProtectionAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill
10Pennsylvania Office of Transformation and OpportunityAgencymost common control: New agency powers1bill

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

Power bills and data centers
“clean firm energy requirements, contract filing, commission review, disclosure requirements, backup generation standards, curtailment standards”
SB 1323, PennsylvaniaNot passedData center limitsMandatory reportingNew agency powersPennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Power bills and data centers
“commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution”
HB 2515, PennsylvaniaNot passedMandatory reportingNew agency powers2 offices
AI deciding care
“artificial intelligence use by insurers and for artificial intelligence use by MA or CHIP managed care plans”
SB 1113, PennsylvaniaNot passedNew agency powersUse limits3 offices
Loss of control
“establishing standards for frontier developers in addressing critical safety incidents and catastrophic risks”
HB 2800, PennsylvaniaNot passedNew agency powers2 offices
AI therapists
“prohibition of artificial intelligence for school-based mental health and counseling”
HB 2787, PennsylvaniaNot passedUse limits

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

The fears they cite

The fears these bills cite, by number of bills.

Every bill

Most controls first, then what has passed, then the newest. Filter them by fear, control or status.

SB 1323Not passedAn Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human Services…Data center limitsMandatory reportingNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 1857Not passedAn Act requiring business entities to disclose the use of artificial intelligence in certain consumer interactions; establishing the right of consumers to…Label or AI noticeNew agency powersUse limitsRead it on palegis.us
SB 1384Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing…Data center limitsNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2650Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in tax credit and tax benefit administration, further providing…Data center limitsNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
SB 1349Not passedAn Act providing for transparency in use of generative artificial intelligence; requiring disclosure of synthetic content; providing for establishment of…Label or AI noticeNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2515Not passedAn Act providing for commercial data center transparency regarding energy use, water use and noise pollution; imposing duties on the Department of…Mandatory reportingNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
SB 1113Not passedAn Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for artificial intelligence in…New agency powersUse limitsRead it on palegis.us
SB 991Not passedAn Act providing for a permitting process for data center siting; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Environmental Protection.Data center limitsNew agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 1925Not passedAn Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 40 (Insurance) and 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for artificial…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2666Not passedAn Act providing for limitations on the use of user data in the creation of artificial intelligence simulations and for private right of action; and imposing…Use limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2637Not passedAn Act providing for a temporary prohibition on artificial intelligence chatbots in children's toys and for Joint State Government Commission study…Use limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2787Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school safety and security, providing for prohibition of…Use limitsRead it on palegis.us
SB 1408Not passedAn Act providing for data center transparency; prohibiting certain nondisclosure agreements between public agencies and data centers; providing for data…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2829Not passedAn Act providing for the establishment of standards, protections and transparency of artificial intelligence frameworks developed by frontier developers…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2534Not passedAn Act providing for artificial intelligence transparency, for duties of covered providers of generative artificial intelligence systems and for large online…Label or AI noticeRead it on palegis.us
SB 1459Not passedAn Act requiring proposed data centers to conduct water usage studies.Mandatory reportingRead it on palegis.us
SB 1461Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing…Data center limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2800Not passedAn Act providing for artificial intelligence risk prevention; establishing standards for frontier developers in addressing critical safety incidents and…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2496Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, providing for pause…Data center limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2669Not passedAn Act providing for employer disclosure when employee layoffs occur due to an employer's use of artificial intelligence or other technological change; and…Label or AI noticeRead it on palegis.us
SB 1359Not passedAn Act imposing a Statewide moratorium on hyperscale data center development and permitting; and providing for enforcement.Data center limitsRead it on palegis.us
SB 1332Not passedAn Act providing for notice of use of artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence in political advertisements.Label or AI noticeRead it on palegis.us
HB 2516Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing…Data center limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2150Not passedAn Act providing for annual reporting of energy consumption and water consumption by data centers; and imposing a penalty.Mandatory reportingRead it on palegis.us
SB 724Not passedAn Act providing for regulation of large load customers and public utilities and for community benefits agreements between large load customers and…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 1834Not passedAn Act providing for the regulation of commercial data centers; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the Department of Human…Data center limitsRead it on palegis.us
HB 2175Not passedAn Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for consumer protection and for artificial intelligence and…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
SB 1090Not passedAn Act providing for disclosures and safeguards relating to the use of artificial intelligence; and imposing duties on the Attorney General.New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
SB 939Not passedEstablishing the Office of Transformation and Opportunity and the Artificial Intelligence, Data Center and Emerging Technology Regulatory Sandbox Program; and…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 2100Not passedAn Act providing for the use of mental health chatbots and artificial intelligence by mental health therapists; imposing duties on the Bureau of Professional…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 1779Not passedAn Act amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, providing for algorithmic pricing…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 1625Not passedAn Act establishing the Keystone Artificial Intelligence Authority within the Department of Community and Economic Development; providing for the duties of…New agency powersRead it on palegis.us
HB 594Not passedAn Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for definitions; providing for…Use limitsRead it on palegis.us
HR 563AdoptedA Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the impact driverless vehicles have on safety and the…Read it on palegis.us
HR 630AdoptedA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on data center decommissioning in Pennsylvania and provide…Read it on palegis.us
HR 425AdoptedA Resolution urging the United States Congress to suspend any and all efforts to pass Federal legislation that would impose a moratorium on state-level…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2006Not passedAn Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.Read it on palegis.us
HR 653Not passedA Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the data that needs to be collected to evaluate the…Read it on palegis.us
HR 637Not passedA Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass Federal legislation that would regulate frontier artificial intelligence models.Read it on palegis.us
HB 2788Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in certification of teachers, providing for use of…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2786Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in student supports, providing for artificial intelligence…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2821Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in general provisions, further providing…Read it on palegis.us
SB 1345Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary…Read it on palegis.us
SR 369Not passedA Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the future viability of data center technology and facilities.Read it on palegis.us
SB 1442Not passedAn Act prohibiting data centers from being developed or operated by certain foreign entities; and providing for enforcement by Attorney General.Read it on palegis.us
SB 1460Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, prohibiting the location of data…Read it on palegis.us
SB 1469Not passedAn Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rates and distribution systems, providing for large load hyperscale…Read it on palegis.us
SB 1455Not passedAn Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to government and administration…Read it on palegis.us
SB 1470Not passedAn Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, providing for water conservation…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2760Not passedAn Act providing for the protection of water supplies by requiring commercial data centers to restore or replace a polluted or diminutive water supply; and…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2705Not passedAn Act providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2359Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in computer data center equipment incentive program, further…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2678Not passedAn Act amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2198Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to Computer Data Center Equipment…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2314Not passedAn Act providing for a public education campaign focused on educating the public about artificial intelligence and improving AI consumer literacy.Read it on palegis.us
SB 1344Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to computer data center equipment…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2539Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2532Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, repealing provisions relating to computer data center equipment…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2533Not passedAn Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2246Not passedAn Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in water resources planning, further providing for State water…Read it on palegis.us
SB 1297Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in Computer Data Center Equipment Incentive Program, further…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2151Not passedAn Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for data center ordinance assistance.Read it on palegis.us
HB 2288Not passedAn Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, providing for artificial…Read it on palegis.us
SB 293Not passedAn Act providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2153Not passedAn Act amending the act of June 27, 2006 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1873, No.1), known as the Taxpayer Relief Act, in taxation by school districts, further providing…Read it on palegis.us
HB 2061Not passedAn Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in computer data center equipment incentive program, further…Read it on palegis.us
HB 1993Not passedAn Act providing for the use of artificial intelligence in mental health therapy and for enforcement.Read it on palegis.us
HR 331Not passedA Resolution recognizing the exclusive constitutional authority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to regulate the practice of law in this Commonwealth and…Read it on palegis.us
HB 1639Not passedAn Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in highly automated vehicles, further providing for certificate of compliance…Read it on palegis.us
HR 81Not passedA Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to amend 17 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 107 to protect creative workers against displacement by artificial…Read it on palegis.us
HB 1533Not passedAn Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in culpability, providing for liability for deployment of artificial…Read it on palegis.us
HB 317Not passedAn Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in computer offenses, providing for artificial intelligence; and…Read it on palegis.us