New York Senate Bill 9176

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-11 - REFERRED TO CODES
Pending: Senate Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Imposes a penalty of $20,000 per violation for violations of certain provisions relating to unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals; clarifies that the owner or a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of a website that hosts or transmits such images or depictions shall be liable for such violations; removes certain language restricting such violations to instances where such images or depictions were made for the purposes of harassing or annoying the individual; makes related provisions.

Imposes a penalty of $20,000 per violation for violations of certain provisions relating to unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals; clarifies that the owner or a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of a website that hosts or transmits such images or depictions shall be liable for such violations; removes certain language restricting such violations to instances where such images or depictions were made for the purposes of harassing or annoying the individual; makes related provisions.

Sen. Rachel May [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-11	Senate	REFERRED TO CODES

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9176
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S09176&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S09176