HB2006 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.

What is the status of HB2006?

Passed one chamber as of October 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Oct. 13, 2026 (October 13, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2006?

Melissa Shusterman (D, 157), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2006?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2006

Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Pennsylvania HB2006: An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.

Q: What does HB2006 do?

In its own words: An act of violence. (iv) Encouraging a user to commit an act of violence. (v) Generating content that encourages, instructs or describes how to commit suicide, self-harm or violence against others. (vi) Discouraging the user from seeking assistance 20250HB2006PN3747 - 5 - <--<-- <--<-- <-- outside of the AI companion. (c) Publication of protocols.--The operator shall publish details of the protocols under subsection (b) on the operator's publicly accessible Internet website. Section 4 5. Artificial intelligence companion disclosures. (a) Disclosure of nonhuman status.--If a reasonable person i.

Status: Passed one chamber, October 13, 2026

What the bill says

An act of violence. (iv) Encouraging a user to commit an act of violence. (v) Generating content that encourages, instructs or describes how to commit suicide, self-harm or violence against others. (vi) Discouraging the user from seeking assistance 20250HB2006PN3747 - 5 - <--<-- <--<-- <-- outside of the AI companion. (c) Publication of protocols.--The operator shall publish details of the protocols under subsection (b) on the operator's publicly accessible Internet website. Section 4 5. Artificial intelligence companion disclosures. (a) Disclosure of nonhuman status.--If a reasonable person i.

From the amended text, July 1, 2026:

an act of violence. (iv) Encouraging a user to commit an act of violence. (v) Generating content that encourages, instructs or describes how to commit suicide, self-harm or violence against others. (vi) Discouraging the user from seeking assistance 20250HB2006PN3747 - 5 - <--<-- <--<-- <-- outside of the AI companion. (c) Publication of protocols.--The operator shall publish details of the protocols under subsection (b) on the operator's publicly accessible Internet website. Section 4 5. Artificial intelligence companion disclosures. (a) Disclosure of nonhuman status.--If a reasonable person interacting with an AI companion would be misled to believe the person is interacting with a human, an operator shall: (1) Issue a clear and conspicuous notification that the AI companion is artificially generated and not human with a continuous notification on screen for the duration of the interaction. (2) Provide a clear and conspicuous notification to the user as follows: (i) At the beginning of each interaction. (ii) At least once every hour TWO HOURS during an interaction that reminds the user to take a break and that the AI companion is artificially generated and not human. The interaction shall be paused for three TWO minutes while the notification is displayed. (iii) The notifications under this paragraph shall be in the language in which the user is interacting with the AI companion. (b) …

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Pennsylvania HB2006: An Act providing for safety regarding artificial intelligence in companionship applications; and imposing a penalty.

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