HB 431

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forgery and fraudulent practices, providing for the offense of unauthorized dissemination of artificially generated impersonation of individual.

In committee Last action January 31, 2025: Referred to Communications & Technology

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 10

Prime sponsor: Robert Merski
Cosponsors (9): Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, G. Roni Green, Kyle Donahue, Lisa Borowski, Melissa Shusterman, Michael Schlossberg, Patrick Harkins

Status

In committee as of January 31, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
January 31, 2025	House	Referred to Communications & Technology

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Open States API v3 (Plural Policy): https://v3.openstates.org/ — copied November 2, 2026

Pennsylvania General Assembly: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills — copied November 2, 2026

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