State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Children's Privacy Laws (2026)
4 laws & bills tracked · overall: Pending · current as of June 28, 2026
Pennsylvania has 4 tracked children's privacy laws and bills — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Pennsylvania in the tracker map.
Protection of Minors on Social Media (Senate companion) · SB 22
Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds operators
Ages: Under 18 (minors)
Requires: Amends Title 50 to bar social media companies from causing/encouraging minors to access content harmful to their physical or mental health; requires parental/guardian consent for a minor to create an account and allows deletion of data collected as a minor; civil penalties fund school mental-health services.
Litigation: None.
Primary sourceProtection of Minors on Social Media (House companion) · HB 1430
Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Social media · binds operators
Ages: Under 18 (minors)
Requires: House companion to SB 22; amends Title 50 to provide protections for minors on social media (including parental-consent and content/data protections) and imposes penalties.
Litigation: None.
Primary sourceChildren's Online Safety Act · HB 1729
Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Age assurance · binds operators, platforms
Ages: Under 18, with heightened controls for under 13
Requires: Amends Title 18 to require covered online platforms to use age verification to identify users under 18 and apply strict default privacy settings (no DMs/profile viewing/tagging/transactions by non-connected users); for users under 13, parents must approve all new connections and financial transactions; bans dark patterns. Child-directed age assurance to apply minor protections (KEEP).
Litigation: None.
Primary sourceGuidelines for User Age Verification and Responsible Dialogue (AI for Children) · HB 2215
Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Age assurance · binds operators, developers
Ages: Under 18 (minors); adult = 18+
Requires: Adds Title 18 Ch. 31A regulating AI chatbots/AI companions. Covered entities must run a reasonable age-verification process (gov ID or commercially reasonable method; birthdate self-attestation insufficient) to classify each account holder as minor or adult and PREVENT minors' access to AI companions; bans AI chatbots from soliciting minors into sexually explicit conduct or promoting violence/self-harm. Age check exists to exclude/protect minors, not to gate adult visitors (KEEP).
Litigation: None.
Primary sourceRegardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.
SourceHow Pennsylvania compares
- Social media: Pennsylvania is one of 33 states tracking social media legislation — California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and 26 more
- Age assurance: Pennsylvania is one of 6 states tracking age assurance legislation — Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Michigan, Rhode Island
Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.