Pennsylvania HB 2512: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in transportation network service, further providing for rates and forms of compensation.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3399
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2512
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, WAXMAN, HILL-EVANS, KRAJEWSKI, GUZMAN,
RABB, RIVERA, HOHENSTEIN, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, GREEN, CIRESI,
KHAN AND FIEDLER, MAY 13, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, MAY 13, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in transportation network service,
further providing for rates and forms of compensation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2607 of Title 66 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:
§ 2607. Rates and forms of compensation.
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(g) Prohibition on surveillance prices.--A transportation
network company may not charge a fare based on, in whole or in
part, any of the following input data:
(1) The hardware or hardware state of an online device.
(2) The presence or absence of software on the online
device.
(3) Geolocation data of the online device, except:
(i) To the extent related to differences in the
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costs or demands associated with providing a good or
service to different consumers.
(ii) To determine a price based on the real-time or
historical demand for the product or service in the
consumer's vicinity, if the price is provided immediately
upon request.
(iii) To provide accurate pricing information based
on price variances at different physical locations, due
to legitimate cost or demand differentials or State or
local government taxes, duties or other fees.
(iv) To provide a consumer with a promotion or
discount that lowers the price from what the price would
otherwise have been.
(h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
" Hardware state." A condition or mode of existence of a
system, component or simulation, including:
(1) The battery life, number of wireless connections
detected and age of the online device.
(2) Data that is erased or retained when an online
device is restarted or powered down.
"Online device." A physical object that has built-in
resources that allow it to communicate through the Internet or a
short-range wireless technology and react to interface
conditions, including a laptop computer, desktop computer,
tablet, smartphone or other smart hardware.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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