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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 652 Requires Interactive Computer Service Providers to Report Unlawful Drug Activity to State Police
Last action · February 20, 2025: Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Feb. 20, 2025Sponsors: Marla Brown and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 652 requires s to report individuals engaging in unlawful drug manufacturing, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver to the Pennsylvania State Police as soon as reasonably practicable after obtaining actual knowledge. The bill establishes fines up to $150,000 for a first offense and up to $300,000 for subsequent offenses for providers that knowingly and willfully fail to report. The legislation takes effect in 60 days.
Online platforms and social networking applications operating in Pennsylvania face substantial financial penalties for failing to report known illicit drug transactions, shifting compliance duties onto technology service providers.
- House Bill 652 amends The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act originally enacted in Pennsylvania in April 1972. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
interactive computer service providers
Internet websites and social networking applications must establish reporting mechanisms for unlawful drug activity and face fines up to $300,000 for knowing and willful non-compliance.
Pennsylvania State Police
The agency receives mandatory digital and physical reports from interactive computer service providers concerning suspected unlawful drug activities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the penalties for failing to submit a required report?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, Feb. 20, 2025
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Expansion of Law Enforcement Data Collection via Private Platforms
The bill shifts enforcement mechanisms by legally obligating private interactive computer service providers to compile and forward specified user and communication data directly to state law enforcement upon obtaining actual knowledge of drug offenses.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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