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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; providing for data storage policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and further providing for notice exemption and for applicability."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; providing for data storage policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and further providing for notice exemption and for applicability."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 696"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 696 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laughlin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8079e48f-7bc1-44d7-8829-3285eb12f09c"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=696"
source_hash: "4a6ce157ee64660b70dffa6366fa076817ce31e78a6202b101275a96700c2331"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---
# Pennsylvania SB 696 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of December 22, 2005 (P.L.474, No.94), known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, further providing for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach; prohibiting employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections; providing for data storage policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; and further providing for notice exemption and for applicability.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0775** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0696&pn=0775)
2. **Printer's No. 0793** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0696&pn=0793)
3. **Printer's No. 1330** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0696&pn=1330)
4. **Printer's No. 1779** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0696&pn=1779)
5. **Printer's No. 2007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0696&pn=2007)
## Votes
- SB 696 PN 1779, 2021 A5644 — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–8** (pass) · upper
- SB 696 PN 2007, Concurrence in House Amendments — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- SB 696 PN 1330, Final Passage — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- SB 696 PN 793, 2021 A3451, PHILLIPS-HILL Amendment No. A-3451 — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY): Reported as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 696 PN 2007, Concur in House Amendments - Reconsidered — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Laughlin — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Haywood — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0775 Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0793 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1330 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1779 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2007 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on concurrence reconsidered
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 151 of 2022
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8079e48f-7bc1-44d7-8829-3285eb12f09c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).