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AI Laws USA tracks 61 entries for Pennsylvania: 28 statewide and 33 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
32 In effect 7 Enacted, not yet in effect 19 Proposed 0 No longer in effect 3 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in Pennsylvania
Rule Status Takes or took effect
Pennsylvania EO 2026-05 data center restrictions (2026) In effect August 18, 2026 PA AG — GEICO AI Underwriting Settlement In effect May 26, 2026 Model Tariff Framework for Large Load Customers (Docket M-20 In effect April 30, 2026 AG Sunday Leads Coalition of 42 Attorneys General in Letter In effect December 10, 2025 PA Digital Forgery Law In effect September 5, 2025 PA Deepfake/CSAM Law (Act 125) In effect December 28, 2024 PA DOI AI Bulletin In effect April 6, 2024 Penn State systemwide Generative AI Guidelines In effect January 1, 2024 PA EO 2023-19 (GenAI) In effect September 20, 2023 PA Act 130 of 2022 (HAVs) In effect November 3, 2022 SEPTA ZeroEyes AI Gun-Detection Pilot Program In effect November 1, 2022 PA PDD law (Act 130/2020) In effect January 4, 2021 PA HB 1924 data center water/energy reporting (signed July 12, 2026) Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Pennsylvania Municipal Data Center Moratorium Bills (Coleman Proposed Not yet set House Bill 2512 — Banning surveillance pricing by rideshare Proposed Not yet set Senate Bill 1345 - Municipal Data Center Development Morator Proposed Not yet set HB2678 Proposed Not yet set HB2666 Proposed Not yet set HB2669 Proposed Not yet set HB2359 Proposed Not yet set HB2516 Proposed Not yet set PA HB 2800 frontier AI risk prevention Proposed Not yet set PA HR 637 urging federal frontier AI regulation Proposed Not yet set PA HB 2829 Advanced AI Accountability and Innovation Act Proposed Not yet set PA HB 2786 school AI policy requirement Proposed Not yet set PA HR 653 AI workforce data study Proposed Not yet set PA HB 2787 ban on AI for school mental health services Proposed Not yet set PA v. Character.AI (Fake Psychiatrist Chatbot) Blocked in court May 1, 2026
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in Pennsylvania
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
East Whiteland Twp PA data center zoning Ord. 385-2026 East Whiteland Township In effect September 24, 2026 West Mahanoy Township PA curative amendment, data centers and solar (2026) West Mahanoy Township In effect September 15, 2026 Lower Mount Bethel Township PA data center ordinance (2026) Lower Mount Bethel Township In effect September 14, 2026 Montgomery Township PA data center curative regulations (2026) Montgomery Township In effect September 1, 2026 Ligonier Township PA data center zoning regulations (2026) Ligonier Township In effect August 25, 2026 Norristown PA data center ordinance (2026) Norristown In effect August 18, 2026 Swatara Township PA data center ordinance (2026) Swatara Township In effect August 17, 2026 Falls Township PA curative amendment on data centers (2026) Falls Township In effect August 3, 2026 Foster Twp PA data center zoning restriction (2026) Foster Township In effect July 8, 2026 South Strabane Data Center Ordinance South Strabane Township In effect June 10, 2026 Ephrata Twp PA data center rules (2026) Ephrata Township In effect May 10, 2026 Montgomery County PA Generative AI Governance Policy Montgomery County In effect November 18, 2025 School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia In effect September 1, 2025 Philadelphia Bill 240823 — Algorithmic Rent-Fixing Ban Philadelphia In effect November 13, 2024 Central Bucks School District GoGuardian Beacon Student Moni Central Bucks School District In effect March 1, 2023 Pittsburgh Regulation of Facial Recognition and Predictive Policing Technologies Pittsburgh In effect September 22, 2020 Ordinance requiring City Council approval before police use Pittsburgh In effect September 22, 2020 PA Allegheny AFST Allegheny County In effect August 1, 2016 Sharon PA data center zoning guardrails (July 2026) Sharon In effect Not yet set Pittsburgh GenAI Use Policy Pittsburgh In effect Not yet set Rapho Twp PA data center zoning rules (2026) Rapho Township Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Lancaster PA data center zoning rules (2026) Lancaster Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set 180-Day Moratorium on Data Center Development Brookville Borough Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Berlin Township Data Center Ordinance Berlin Township, Wayne County Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set 180-Day Curative Amendment Moratorium on Data Center Zoning Hazle Township, Luzerne County Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set West Hempfield Twp PA data center zoning ordinance (2026) West Hempfield Township Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Catawissa Township PA Data Center Overlay, Ord. 01-2026 (hearing July 30, 2026) Catawissa Township Proposed Not yet set Columbia Borough PA data center zoning (2026) Columbia Borough Proposed Not yet set Plains Twp PA proposed data center energy/technology overlay (2026) Plains Township Proposed Not yet set Bethlehem PA data center zoning amendment (first reading) Bethlehem Proposed Not yet set Luzerne County PA proposed data center zoning amendments Luzerne County Proposed Not yet set Liu v. Willow Bridge/RealPage (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Blocked in court July 28, 2026 Valley View SD v. Archbald / Project Gravity data center suit (2026) Archbald Blocked in court Not yet set
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