New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 5870
Relates to agreements between multichannel video programming distributors and video programmers
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Michaelle C. Solages (Democratic)
Cosponsors (5)
- Nader Sayegh (Democratic)
- George Alvarez (Democratic)
- Michael Benedetto (Democratic)
- Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
- Michael Durso (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Enacts the "television subscriber choice act" to enhance consumer choice and ensure that multichannel video programming distributors have the flexibility to offer programming packages that best meet the needs and preferences of their subscribers; requires that a video programmer shall offer each channel for license to a multichannel video programming distributor without requiring channel bundling requirements as a condition of carriage of such channel; makes it unlawful for a video programmer to demand unreasonable fees or other financial obligations for channel carriage; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY - Feb 24, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY