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NY S 9176

in committee

Relates to private rights of action for certain unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 9176 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9176 is in committee as of 2026-02-11 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-11): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 9176 about?

Imposes a penalty of $20,000 per violation for violations of certain provisions relating to unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals; clarifies that the owner or a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of a website that hosts or transmits such images or depictions shall be liable for such violations; removes certain language restricting such violations to instances where such images or depictions were made for the purposes of harassing or annoying the individual; makes related provisions.

Who sponsors NY S 9176?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 9176.

Description

Imposes a penalty of $20,000 per violation for violations of certain provisions relating to unlawfully disseminated images or depictions of individuals; clarifies that the owner or a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of a website that hosts or transmits such images or depictions shall be liable for such violations; removes certain language restricting such violations to instances where such images or depictions were made for the purposes of harassing or annoying the individual; makes related provisions.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-11 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-11

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S9176?summary=&detail=

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