HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday offered his reaction to recent legislative action in the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives on a series of bills aimed at protecting Pennsylvanians from financial exploitation and emerging technology threats.
“Protecting Pennsylvanians requires staying ahead of the threats they face, whether it is a scammer targeting a senior’s hard-earned money or technology being used to exploit children,” Attorney General Sunday said. “These bills take important steps toward strengthening those protections and ensuring Pennsylvania has the tools needed to hold bad actors accountable. I appreciate the members of the General Assembly who have worked to advance these measures.”
The bills include:
SB 738, sponsored by Sen. Chris Gebhard, would amend the Older Adults Protective Services Act to strengthen protections against the financial exploitation of seniors and provide additional tools to help safeguard their hard-earned money. The Senate passed the legislation, 47-2, on Sept. 30.
In June, Attorney General Sunday joined Sen. Gebhard and other lawmakers at a press conference in support of SB 738.
SB 1368, sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, would prohibit nudification applications from being developed, operated or made available in Pennsylvania, including through online application marketplaces. The Senate passed the legislation unanimously on Sept. 28.
In November of last year, Chief Deputy Attorney General Angela Sperazza of the Child Predator Section testified at a Senate Republican Policy Committee meeting hosted by Sen. Pennycuick on the need to protect Pennsylvanians from harmful AI.
HB 1925, sponsored by Rep. Arvind Venkat, would establish regulatory guardrails, transparency mandates, and human oversight requirements for the use of artificial intelligence in health care facilities, insurance companies and managed care plans. The house passed the legislation, 144-59, on Sept. 30.
In December of last year, members of the Office of Attorney General’s Health Care section testified in support of HB 1925.
Attorney General Sunday has made protecting Pennsylvanians a central focus of his administration, including efforts to combat financial exploitation, protect children and vulnerable adults, and address emerging threats from artificial intelligence. The Office of Attorney General will continue working with the General Assembly and partners across Pennsylvania to advance policies that protect victims, hold bad actors accountable and keep communities safe.
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