Bill Commons

NY A 8471

in committee

Relates to disclosures by sellers of digital goods

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 8471 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8471 is in committee as of 2026-05-20 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-20): REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

What is NY A 8471 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 A 8471?

Chris Burdick is the primary sponsor of NY A 8471.

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
2026-05-20 — REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Chris Burdickprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-16

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-05-05

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-05-20

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8471?summary=&detail=

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