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HB-2288
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PA
USA
● Pending
Proposed Effective Date
2026-06-11
Pennsylvania HB 2288 — An Act amending the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, providing for artificial intelligence training disclosure
Amends Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to require platforms that collect user-generated content for AI training to disclose that fact to users. The disclosure must be presented at sign-up, must be separate from the platform's terms of service, and each user must acknowledge receipt before being allowed to post content. Enforcement falls under the existing UTPCPL framework administered by the Attorney General and District Attorneys. The bill is narrowly scoped — it imposes a single disclosure-and-acknowledgment obligation with no bias testing, impact assessment, or other governance requirements.
Passage Likelihood
Low
Chamber No passage
Committee No action
Majority party Yes
Bipartisan No
Prior session None
Legislative History
2026-03-13 committee referral Referred to Communications & Technology
Mapped Requirements
T-03 Training Data Disclosure
Official Sources
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Entry Last Reviewed
2026-04-01
AI generated
Summary

Amends Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to require platforms that collect user-generated content for AI training to disclose that fact to users. The disclosure must be presented at sign-up, must be separate from the platform's terms of service, and each user must acknowledge receipt before being allowed to post content. Enforcement falls under the existing UTPCPL framework administered by the Attorney General and District Attorneys. The bill is narrowly scoped — it imposes a single disclosure-and-acknowledgment obligation with no bias testing, impact assessment, or other governance requirements.

Enforcement & Penalties
Enforcement Authority
Enforced by the Pennsylvania Attorney General and District Attorneys under the existing enforcement framework of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (P.L.1224, No.387). Enforcement is agency-initiated. The UTPCPL does not provide a direct private right of action for violations; private suits are available only through indirect theories (e.g., common law claims referencing the UTPCPL). No cure period is specified in the new section.
Penalties
The bill does not specify independent penalties. Violations would be subject to the existing penalty and remedy framework of the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, which authorizes civil penalties, injunctive relief, and restitution as determined by a court. The Attorney General may seek civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation under the UTPCPL's existing enforcement provisions.
Who Is Covered
What Is Covered
"Platform" means an application, Internet website or other interface where user-generated content may be collected for the purpose of training artificial intelligence.
Compliance Obligations 1 obligation · click obligation ID to open requirement page
T-03 Training Data Disclosure · Deployer · General Consumer App
Section 9.5(a)-(c)
Plain Language
Any platform that collects user-generated content for AI training must inform each user of that fact. The disclosure must be presented at sign-up and must be separate from the platform's terms of service — it cannot be buried in the TOS. Users must affirmatively acknowledge receipt of the disclosure before they are permitted to post any content. This is a notice-and-acknowledgment obligation, not a consent or opt-out mechanism — the statute requires acknowledgment, not agreement. The obligation applies broadly to any application, website, or interface that collects user content for AI training purposes.
Statutory Text
(a) A platform that collects user-generated content for the purpose of training artificial intelligence algorithms shall disclose to the user that the user-generated content may be used for the purpose of training artificial intelligence. (b) The disclosure shall be presented to the user at the time the user signs up for the platform and shall be separate from the platform's terms of service agreement. (c) Each user of a platform must acknowledge receipt of the disclosure before being allowed to post user-generated content on the platform.