Today's Brief · Week of Oct 19, 2026
PA House clears two AI bills in one week — healthcare and companion AI
Pennsylvania's House passed HB 1925 (Healthcare AI Regulation, 144–59) and HB 2006 (AI Companion Safety Act, 133–70) within two days of each other in late September; both are now in the Senate, putting Pennsylvania on track to have the most comprehensive single-session AI legislative output of any state this year.
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Pennsylvania HB 1925 — Amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and 40 (Insurance) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for artificial intelligence in facilities, for artificial intelligence use by insurers and for artificial intelligence use by MA or CHIP managed care plans
Pennsylvania HB 1925 regulates AI use across three healthcare contexts by adding three parallel chapters to the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. Chapter 35 (Title 35) covers healthcare facilities using AI for clinical View →
Pennsylvania House Bill 2006 — AI Companion Safety Act (Printer's No. 3676)
Establishes the AI Companion Safety Act, imposing safety, disclosure, and minor-protection obligations on operators that make AI companions available to users in Pennsylvania. An AI companion is a system that simulates s View →
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots in Children's Toys Temporary Prohibition Act
A short Pennsylvania bill imposing a temporary three-year prohibition on manufacturing, distributing, selling, leasing, or offering for sale or lease in the Commonwealth any children's toy (a plaything intended for child View →
Digital Afterlife Consent and AI Identity Protection Act (Pennsylvania House Bill 2666, Printer's No. 3701)
Regulates operators of large 'digital platforms' (more than 1,000,000 registered users storing user-generated content) that generate 'artificial intelligence simulations' of users after the user's death or after five yea View →
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AI Prohibition on Cost-Driven Healthcare Denial
Health insurers and providers are prohibited from using AI systems designed primarily to reduce costs at the expense of patient care quality or coverage timeliness.
↑ 2 enacted + FL 108-0 House vote; 24 states, bipartisan CO sponsors
AI Restrictions on Law Enforcement Biometric Surveillance
Law enforcement agencies are barred from using AI for real-time biometric identification or persistent surveillance without a warrant, court order, or defined exigent circumstances.
↑ CT + TX enacted; IL bipartisan committee pass; 33 jurisdictions active
Minor Online Safety Notification & Screen-Time Restrictions
Platforms must suppress non-essential notifications to minor users during school hours and overnight periods, with opt-out mechanisms for parents and exemptions for safety communications.
↑ CA-SB-1119 passed Senate 39-0; 19 bills in 6 months, 29 states
Government AI System Inventory & Acceptable Use Mandates
Public agencies must adopt formal AI acceptable-use policies, maintain inventories of deployed automated decision systems, and submit periodic reports to designated legislative bodies.
↑ CO enacted with 7 R primary/co-sponsors; CT enacted; 34 states active
News All →
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Statement on Deepfake Political Ads (October 23, 2026)
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Cybersecurity: how to strengthen your human defences
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Utah seeks child safety and privacy protections in Character.AIBankruptcy sale
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection join a multistate filing calling for child safety and privacy safeguards in sale of the company. The post Utah seeks child safety and pr Read →
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