HB 2255 — An Act amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act, further providing for definitions, for unlawful acts and penalties and for violations; and imposing penalties.

PRINTER'S NO.   2953

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2255
                                               Session of
                                                 2026

     INTRODUCED BY PIELLI, McNEILL, WAXMAN, GIRAL, GUZMAN, SANCHEZ,
        HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN, MAYES, VENKAT, NEILSON, DOUGHERTY,
        HANBIDGE, INGLIS AND HOWARD, FEBRUARY 27, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY,
        MARCH 3, 2026


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 4, 1996 (P.L.911, No.147), entitled
 2      "An act providing for registration requirements for
 3      telemarketers and for powers and duties of the Office of
 4      Attorney General," further providing for definitions, for
 5      unlawful acts and penalties and for violations; and imposing
 6      penalties.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 2 of the act of December 4, 1996
10   (P.L.911, No.147), known as the Telemarketer Registration Act,
11   is amended by adding definitions to read:
12   Section 2.   Definitions.
13      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
14   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
15   context clearly indicates otherwise:
16      "Artificial intelligence."    As follows:
17          (1)   A machine-based system that can, for a given set of
18      human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations
19      or decisions influencing real or virtual environments,
 1      including the ability to:
 2                   (i)    perceive real and virtual environments;
 3                   (ii)    abstract perceptions made under subparagraph
 4            (i) into models through analysis in an automated manner;
 5            and
 6                   (iii)    use model inference to formulate options for
 7            information or action based on outcomes under
 8            subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
 9            (2)    The term includes generative artificial
10      intelligence.
11      * * *
12      "Generative artificial intelligence."        The class of models
13   that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in
14   order to generate derived synthetic content.
15      * * *
16      "Synthetic content."        Information, including images, videos,
17   audio clips and text, that has been significantly modified or
18   generated by algorithms, including by artificial intelligence.
19      * * *
20      Section 2.         Section 5(a) of the act is amended by adding a
21   paragraph to read:
22   Section 5.      Unlawful acts and penalties.
23      (a)   Acts enumerated.--The following acts are prohibited:
24            * * *
25            (11)    Using artificial intelligence to:
26                   (i)    Make a telemarketing solicitation call.
27                   (ii)    Mimic the voice of a human on a telemarketing
28            solicitation call.
29                   (iii)    Select telephone numbers for telemarketing
30            purposes.

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 1                  (iv)    Change a telephone number to disguise the
 2            origin of a telemarketing solicitation call.
 3                  (v)    Otherwise interact with a consumer during a
 4            telemarketing solicitation call.
 5      * * *
 6      Section 3.        Section 6 of the act is amended by adding a
 7   subsection to read:
 8   Section 6.     Violations.
 9      * * *
10      (d)   Violations relating to use of artificial intelligence.--
11            (1)   In addition to any other penalty available under
12      this section or other law, a person that violates section
13      5(a)(11) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:
14                  (i)    $25,000 for a first violation.
15                  (ii)    $50,000 for a second violation.
16                  (iii)    $100,000 for a third or subsequent violation.
17            (2)   An individual who has received a telemarketing
18      solicitation call in violation of section 5(a)(11) may bring
19      a private right of action in a court of common pleas in
20      accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
21      Section 4.        This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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