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NY S 8952

in committee

Relates to disclosures by sellers of digital goods

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 8952 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8952 is in committee as of 2026-01-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

What is NY S 8952 about?

Prohibits a seller of a digital good from advertising or offering for sale a digital good to a purchaser with the terms "buy," "purchase," or any other term which a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, or alongside an option for a time-limited rental, unless the seller receives at the time of each transaction an affirmative acknowledgment from the purchaser, or the seller provides to the consumer before executing each transaction a clear and conspicuous statement.

Who sponsors NY S 8952?

Patricia Fahy is the primary sponsor of NY S 8952.

Description

Prohibits a seller of a digital good from advertising or offering for sale a digital good to a purchaser with the terms "buy," "purchase," or any other term which a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, or alongside an option for a time-limited rental, unless the seller receives at the time of each transaction an affirmative acknowledgment from the purchaser, or the seller provides to the consumer before executing each transaction a clear and conspicuous statement.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-21 — REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patricia Fahyprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8952?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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