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HB-2288
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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 purposes 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. The bill does not create its own penalty structure but integrates into the existing UTPCPL enforcement framework, meaning the Attorney General and District Attorneys can enforce violations. Takes effect 90 days after enactment.
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
2026-03-28
AI generated
Summary

Amends Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law to require platforms that collect user-generated content for AI training purposes 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. The bill does not create its own penalty structure but integrates into the existing UTPCPL enforcement framework, meaning the Attorney General and District Attorneys can enforce violations. Takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Enforcement & Penalties
Enforcement Authority
Enforced by the Pennsylvania Attorney General and District Attorneys under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (P.L.1224, No.387). Enforcement is agency-initiated. The underlying UTPCPL does not itself create a private right of action for individual consumers, though Pennsylvania courts have recognized a limited private right of action under Section 9.2 of the UTPCPL for persons who suffer ascertainable loss. No cure period is specified in this bill.
Penalties
The bill does not specify independent penalties. Violations would be subject to remedies available under the existing Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, which include civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation (up to $3,000 per violation involving persons age 60 or older), injunctive relief, and restitution. Under Section 9.2 of the UTPCPL, a person who suffers ascertainable loss may recover actual damages or statutory damages up to three times actual damages, plus attorney's fees.
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 · Content GenerationGeneral Consumer App
Section 9.5(a)-(c)
Plain Language
Any platform that collects user-generated content for AI training must affirmatively disclose that fact to each user at the time of sign-up. The disclosure must be presented separately from the platform's terms of service — it cannot be buried in or combined with the TOS. Users must affirmatively acknowledge receipt of the disclosure before they are permitted to post any content on the platform. This is a notice-and-acknowledgment requirement, not a consent or opt-out regime — the statute does not require the platform to obtain consent to use the content for AI training, only to inform the user and receive acknowledgment. The obligation applies broadly to any application, website, or interface where user content may be collected 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.