Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

HB 596 — An Act providing for a requirement for commercial establishments to disclose the use and collection of biometric identifier information and providing for a private cause of action.

Last action — Referred to Commerce

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Commerce

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 596?
HB 596 is sponsored by Ed Neilson (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), and G. Roni Green (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 596?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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