SB 376 — An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the prohibition of unauthorized applications.

PRINTER'S NO.   322

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 376
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, PENNYCUICK, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON,
        J. WARD, DUSH AND ROBINSON, MARCH 6, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, MARCH 6, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, providing for the prohibition of
 3      unauthorized applications.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    Title 71 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 7   Statutes is amended by adding a part to read:
 8                                   PART XXX
 9               STATE-OWNED ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND NETWORKS
10   Chapter
11      71.    (Reserved)
12      73.    Unauthorized Applications
13                                  CHAPTER 71
14                                  (Reserved)
15                                  CHAPTER 73
16                           UNAUTHORIZED APPLICATIONS
17   Sec.
18   7301.    Definitions.
 1   7302.    Prohibition.
 2   § 7301.    Definitions.
 3      The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
 4   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
 5   context clearly indicates otherwise:
 6      "Electronic device."       A device that is capable of downloading
 7   and accessing an unauthorized application.
 8      "State-owned."       In reference to a device, that State money
 9   was used in acquiring the device.
10      "Unauthorized application."       The social networking service
11   TikTok or any successor application or service developed or
12   provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance
13   Limited.
14   § 7302.    Prohibition.
15      (a)     On device.--Within three months of the effective date of
16   this section, an individual may not download or install an
17   unauthorized application on a State-owned electronic device.
18      (b)     On network.--An individual may not access an
19   unauthorized application on a State wireless network.
20      (c)     Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an
21   individual who is engaging in law enforcement activities,
22   security interests, security research or risk mitigation
23   actions.
24      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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