Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 11 D · 6 R cosponsors

SB 22 — An Act amending Title 50 (Mental Health) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for protection of minors on social media; and imposing penalties.

Last action — Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Jan. 24, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 6 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Social Media Protections for Minors

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Jan. 24, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 236 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (236)

236 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 22 do?
Social Media Protections for Minors
Who sponsors SB 22?
SB 22 is sponsored by Greg Rothman (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Maria Collett (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Carolyn T. Comitta (Democratic), John I. Kane (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Judy Ward (Republican), Katie J. Muth (Democratic), Kristin Phillips-Hill (Republican), Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Tracy Pennycuick (Republican), Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Nick Miller (Democratic), and Rosemary M. Brown (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 22?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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