Pennsylvania HB2678: An Act amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for definitions and providing for artificial intelligence.

What the bill says

Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for definitions and providing for artificial intelligence.

From the introduced text, June 29, 2026:

Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for definitions and providing for artificial intelligence. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 3102 of Title 63 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read: § 3102. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Artificial intelligence." 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 to perceive real and virtual environments, to abstract the perceptions into models through automated analysis and to use model inference to formulate options for information or action. The term includes generative artificial intelligence. * * * "Generative artificial intelligence." The class of models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in order to generate derived synthetic content, including information such as images, videos, audio clips or text, that has been significantly modified or generated by algorithms, including by artificial intelligence. * * * Section 2. Title 63 is amended by adding a section to read: § 3107.2. Artificial intelligence. (a) Rules.--Each licensing board and licensing …

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Sponsors

• Brenda Pugh (R, 120) · primary sponsor
• Tina Pickett (R, 110)
• Andrew Kuzma (R, 39)
• Charity Grimm Krupa (R, HD-051)

Latest actions

1. June 29, 2026: Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 29, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2678?

HB2678 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for definitions and providing for artificial intelligence.

What does HB2678 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 63 (Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers and duties, further providing for definitions and providing for artificial intelligence.

What is the status of HB2678?

In committee as of June 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 29, 2026 (June 29, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2678?

Brenda Pugh (R, 120), with 3 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2678?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2678