An Act amending Title 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the prohibition of unauthorized applications.
SB 376 bans the installation or use of TikTok (or any app developed by ByteDance Limited) on state-owned electronic devices and state wireless networks in Pennsylvania. It requires state employees to remove such applications from devices within three months of the law taking effect, with exceptions for law enforcement, security, or risk mitigation activities. The law directly affects state employees using devices paid for with state funds or accessing state networks. It specifically targets TikTok and any future apps by ByteDance, not other social media platforms.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jun 4, 2025
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Communications & Technology
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Appropriations
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Communications & Technology
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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