Bill Commons

NY S 4609

in committee

Establishes the "stop online predators act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4609 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4609 is in committee as of 2026-04-01 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-01): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 4609 about?

Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.

Who sponsors NY S 4609?

Andrew Gounardes is the primary sponsor of NY S 4609, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-01 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Andrew Gounardesprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Patrick M. Gallivancosponsor
  • Pete Harckhamcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Jessica Ramoscosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantoncosponsor
  • James Skoufiscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-09

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-09

    PRINT NUMBER 4609A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-04-01

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Internet And Technology Vote - Version: A

    2026-04-01 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Jeremy Zellner: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9953not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6549

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4609?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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