Pennsylvania SB806: An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties.

What the bill says

From the amended text, June 10, 2026:

PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 871, 1690 PRINTER'S NO. 1808 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY PISCIOTTANO, PENNYCUICK, MILLER, KANE, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, VOGEL, COSTA, SAVAL, SANTARSIERO, GEBHARD, MALONE, BROOKS, BOSCOLA AND FARRY, JUNE 3, 2025 AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, JUNE 10, 2026 Providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act. Section 2. Scope of act. This act relates to deceptive advertising. Section 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Artificial intelligence" or "AI." (1) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, including the ability (ii) abstract perceptions made under subparagraph (i) into models through analysis in an automated manner; and (iii) use model inference to formulate options for information or action based on outcomes under subparagraphs (i) and (ii). (2) The term includes generative artificial intelligence. "Clear and conspicuous." A statement or disclosure that meets all of the following criteria: (1) The …

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Sponsors

• Nickolas Pisciottano (D, 45) · primary sponsor
• Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
• Nicholas Miller (R, 14)
• John Kane (D, 9)
• Christine Tartaglione (D, 2)
• Wayne Fontana (D, 42)
• Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
• Vincent Hughes (D, 7)
• Vogel Jr., Elder A. (R, 47)
• Jay Costa (D, 43)
• Nikil Saval (D, 1)
• Steven Santarsiero (D, 10)

Latest actions

1. October 22, 2026: Act No. 99 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026
2. October 22, 2026: Approved by the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026
3. October 21, 2026: Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2026
4. October 20, 2026: Signed in House, Oct. 20, 2026
5. October 20, 2026: Signed in Senate, Oct. 20, 2026
6. October 7, 2026: Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 7, 2026 (163-40)
7. October 7, 2026: Re-reported as committed, Oct. 7, 2026
8. October 6, 2026: (Remarks see House Journal Page ....), Oct. 6, 2026
9. October 6, 2026: Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 6, 2026
10. October 6, 2026: Second consideration, Oct. 6, 2026

Votes

• House Floor: SB806, RC 1510 (October 7, 2026): 163 yea, 40 nay, passed
• House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (October 7, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Floor: SB806, RC 1457 (October 6, 2026): 100 yea, 103 nay, failed
• House Communications & Technology: Report Bill As Committed (October 5, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Floor: SB0806, RC 411 (June 10, 2026): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
• Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (June 2, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB806?

SB806 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing for unfair methods of competition and for enforcement and penalties.

What is the status of SB806?

Signed into law as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 99 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026 (October 22, 2026).

Who sponsored SB806?

Nickolas Pisciottano (D, 45), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB806?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb806