2026 Chatbot Legislation — Pennsylvania SB 1090 [URL: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1090]

2026 chatbot legislation — Passed Chamber

Primary legal sourceGenerative AI ·Data Privacy & ProtectionOfficial source · palegis.us ↗

14 NOV 2025 · Working Paper

Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1090 (Safeguarding Adolescents from Exploitative Chatbots and Harmful AI Technology Act 2025)

Imposes obligations on operators of AI companion platforms to disclose to users when interacting with nonhuman AI companions. Requires operators to implement protocols to prevent AI from generating content related to suicide, self-harm, or violence, and to refer users expressing such ideations to crisis services. Mandates additional safeguards for minors, including disclosing nonhuman status of AI, reminding minors every three hours to take breaks, and preventing AI from generating or encou...

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20 SEP 2023 · Executive Order

Pennsylvania Executive Order 2023-19

Establishes the Generative AI Governing Board to oversee AI use, ensuring alignment with core values such as accuracy, equity, and privacy. Instructs the Office of Administration to develop policies and training for responsible AI use within Pennsylvania's agencies.

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28 APR 2023 · Working Paper

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sexual offenses, providing for the offense of unlawful dissemination of artificially generated depiction; and, in minors, further providing for the offense of sexual abuse of children and for the offense of transmission of sexually explicit images by minor.

Proscibes disseminating "deepfake pornography" -- lifelike visual content that depicts sexual scenes which did not occur in reality, including images of nudity and sexual acts -- with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm the depicted individual as a criminal misdemeanor offense in the state of Pennsylvania. Exempts cases in which deepfake pornography was disseminated with the consent of the depicted individual from punishment under this law.

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07 MAR 2023 · Working Paper

Pennsylvania HB 49

Establishes a registry of businesses operating artificial intelligence (AI) systems in Pennsylvania. Requires the Department of State to coordinate with other state agencies to create paper and online registry forms. Mandates the collection of specific information from businesses, including business name, IP address, type of AI code, software intent, and contact details. Prohibits the sale or commercial use of collected information and exempts it from Right-to-Know Law disclosure. Maintai...

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