Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 11 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1205 — An Act amending the act of December 17, 1968 (P.L.1224, No.387), known as the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, further providing for definitions.

Last action — Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 2, 2026

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (11 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Prohibiting Dynamic Pricing on Essential Goods

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill introduces definitions related to dynamic pricing and its regulations within Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.

  • Section 2(4)

    (xx.1) Promoting or engaging in dynamic pricing.

    The law now includes dynamic pricing as an unfair method of competition.

  • Section 2

    (14) "Dynamic pricing" means as follows: (i) The practice of varying the prices of essential goods or services within a 24-hour period based on demand or other factors, including through the use of artificial intelligence or an artificial intelligence model that retrains or recalibrates based on received information. (ii) The term does not include bona fide pricing.

    A definition for dynamic pricing is established, outlining its parameters and exclusions.

  • Section 2

    (iii) For purposes of this paragraph: (A) "Artificial intelligence" means all of the following: (I) A machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, including the ability to: (a) perceive real and virtual environments; (b) abstract perceptions made under this paragraph into models through analysis in an automated manner; and (c) use model inference to formulate options for information or action based on outcomes under units (a) and (b). (II) The term includes generative artificial intelligence.

    Definitions of artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence are added to clarify their meaning in the context of dynamic pricing.

  • Section 2

    (B) "Artificial intelligence model" means a component of an information system that implements artificial intelligence technology and uses computational, statistical or machine learning techniques to produce outputs from a given set of inputs.

    The definition of an artificial intelligence model is provided, adding specificity to the discussion of dynamic pricing.

  • Section 2

    (C) "Bona fide pricing" means genuine, nonfictitious pricing at which essential goods or services are openly and actively offered to the public on a regular basis for a reasonably substantial period of time, without using inflated former prices to create deceptive or illusory discounts, in accordance with 16 CFR 233.1 (relating to former price comparisons).

    The bill clarifies what constitutes bona fide pricing to prevent deceptive practices.

  • Section 2

    (D) "Essential goods or services" means tangible personal property or services that are excluded under section 204 of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the "Tax Reform Code of 1971," from the tax imposed under section 202 of the "Tax Reform Code of 1971."

    A definition for essential goods or services is provided, establishing the context for dynamic pricing.

  • Section 2

    (E) "Generative artificial intelligence" means the class of models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in order to generate derived synthetic content, including information such as images, videos, audio clips or text, that has been significantly modified or generated by algorithms, including by artificial intelligence.

    A formal definition for generative artificial intelligence is added, important for understanding dynamic pricing practices.

Action History

  1. Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, March 2, 2026

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1205 do?
Prohibiting Dynamic Pricing on Essential Goods
Who sponsors SB 1205?
SB 1205 is sponsored by Lindsey M. Williams (Democratic), Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), Nikil Saval (Democratic), Maria Collett (Democratic), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Elder A. Vogel (Republican), Jay Costa (Democratic), Amanda M. Cappelletti (Democratic), Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Nick Pisciottano (Democratic), and Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1205?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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