Bill Commons

NY S 3591

in committee

Requires age verification for internet pornography websites

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 3591 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3591 is in committee as of 2026-05-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-21): DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

What is NY S 3591 about?

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

Who sponsors NY S 3591?

Jake Ashby is the primary sponsor of NY S 3591, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

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

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-21 — DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jake Ashbyprimary
  • George Borrellocosponsor
  • Stephen T. Chancosponsor
  • Patrick M. Gallivancosponsor
  • Joseph A. Griffocosponsor
  • Pamela Helmingcosponsor
  • Andrew J. Lanzacosponsor
  • Dean Murraycosponsor
  • Peter Oberackercosponsor
  • Anthony H. Palumbocosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • Luis R. Sepúlvedacosponsor
  • Dan Steccosponsor
  • James Tediscocosponsor
  • Mark Walczykcosponsor
  • William Webercosponsor
  • Alexis Weikcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-28

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-21

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  3. 2025-05-05

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-05-05

    DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  5. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-06

    NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

  7. 2026-05-21

    DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Internet And Technology Vote

    2025-05-05 · fail · 3-4

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

  • Internet And Technology Vote

    2026-05-21 · fail · 3-4

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

Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3591?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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