HB 1822 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of personal data of certain public servants; imposing duties on data brokers regarding personal data; and providing for civil enforcement.

HB 1822 would protect personal data (like home addresses and phone numbers) of Pennsylvania public servants - such as police officers, teachers, and government workers - from being sold or misused by data brokers. It requires data brokers to delete this information upon request and follow new rules when collecting or sharing it. The bill also creates a civil enforcement mechanism, allowing affected individuals to sue companies that violate these protections. Currently, the bill is stalled in the House after being amended and reported by the Judiciary Committee.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Aug 26, 2025 Last action Oct 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN2332 Printer's No. PN2520 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill update primarily adds the current printer's number and committee report date to the header, while making substantive changes to data protection enforcement timelines and liability standards. The most significant policy change extends the time limit for data brokers to comply with nondisclosure requests from 10 to 20 business days, and clarifies civil action time limits for violations. The bill also reorganizes the construction section to clarify that information available from other public sources is not a violation, and updates references to 'this Commonwealth' for consistency.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on protecting public officials' home addresses from data broker disclosure, with no change to the fundamental purpose or covered persons.
TIMELINE

Extended data broker compliance deadline from 10 to 20 business days after receiving nondisclosure requests

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified civil action time limits to four years from violation date or last date for continuing violations

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized construction section to clarify that information available from other public sources is not a violation

TECHNICAL

Updated printer's number references from PN 2332 to PN 2520 and added committee report date

DEFINITION

Changed 'THIS COMMONWEALTH' to 'this Commonwealth' for grammatical consistency

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Oct 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Sep 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended in House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Aug 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

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