NY S03591 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly

Status

Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-21 - DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires age verification for internet pornography websites; imposes a $50,000 penalty per day for violations; provides exemptions for news organizations.

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Title

Requires age verification for internet pornography websites; imposes a $50,000 penalty per day for violations; provides exemptions for news organizations.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-21 - Senate - Senate Internet And Technology Committee Vote (Y: 3 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-05 - Senate - Senate Internet And Technology Committee Vote (Y: 3 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-21SenateDEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
2026-03-06SenateNOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
2026-01-07SenateREFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
2025-05-05SenateDEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
2025-05-05SenateREPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
2025-03-21SenateNOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
2025-01-28SenateREFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Same As/Similar To

A03946 (Same As) 2026-01-07 - referred to consumer affairs and protection

New York State Sources


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