Bill Commons

NY A 9165

in committee

Requires social media platforms to remove content depicting the violent death of a human being within twenty-fours after receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of such content

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 9165 pass?

Not yet. NY A 9165 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What is NY A 9165 about?

Requires social media platforms to remove content depicting the violent death of a human being within twenty-fours after receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of such content; requires social media platforms to provide an easily accessible and usable mechanism for users to report such content.

Who sponsors NY A 9165?

Brian Maher is the primary sponsor of NY A 9165.

Description

Requires social media platforms to remove content depicting the violent death of a human being within twenty-fours after receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of such content; requires social media platforms to provide an easily accessible and usable mechanism for users to report such content.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Maherprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-17

    REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A9165?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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