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NY S 8217

substituted

Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 8217 pass?

The current status of NY S 8217 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A

What is NY S 8217 about?

Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.

Who sponsors NY S 8217?

Michelle Hinchey is the primary sponsor of NY S 8217, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-04 — SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michelle Hincheyprimary
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-04

    SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A

  2. 2026-06-04

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1723

  3. 2026-06-04

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-16

    PRINT NUMBER 8217B

    amendment-passage

  5. 2026-01-16

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-05-28

    PRINT NUMBER 8217A

    amendment-passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  9. 2025-05-21

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S8217?summary=&detail=

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