Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1401: An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions, for civil penalties and for private actions.
Status: In committee, July 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing penalties," further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions, for civil penalties and for private actions.
From the introduced text, July 8, 2026:
An act prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce, giving the Attorney General and District Attorneys certain powers and duties and providing penalties," further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts or practices and exclusions, for civil penalties and for private actions. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 2(4) of the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, is amended by adding a subclause and the section is amended by adding clauses to read: Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act. * * * (4) "Unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" mean any one or more of the following: * * * (xx.1) Engaging in surveillance pricing. * * * (14) "Surveillance pricing" means offering or setting a customized price for goods or services using technological methods, systems or tools to analyze personal data to inform the price for a specific consumer or group of consumers based, in whole or in part, on personal data that may be purchased from a third party or gathered using technology, including sensors, cameras, device tracking or other forms of observation or data collection. The term does not …
Sponsors
- Lindsey Williams (D, 38) · primary sponsor