New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York A 6549
Establishes the "stop online predators act"
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Nily Rozic (Democratic)
Cosponsors (41)
- Joseph Sempolinski (Republican/Conservative)
- Michael Durso (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian)
- Keith Brown (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Brian Maher (Republican/Conservative)
- Karen McMahon (Democratic)
- Jonathan Rivera (Democratic)
- Jo Anne Simon (Democratic)
- Deborah Glick (Democratic)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families)
- Amy Paulin (Democratic)
- MaryJane Shimsky (Democratic/Working Families)
- Micah Lasher (Democratic)
- Jodi Giglio (Republican/Conservative)
- Christopher Eachus (Democratic)
- Noah Burroughs (Democratic/Working Families)
- Yudelka Tapia (Democratic)
- Jordan Wright (Democratic)
- Judy Griffin (Democratic)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic)
- Doug Smith (Republican)
- Matthew Simpson (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Chris Burdick (Democratic/Independence/Working Families)
- Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic)
- Al Taylor (Democratic)
- Phil Steck (Democratic)
- George Alvarez (Democratic)
- Jen Lunsford (Democratic/Working Families)
- Aron Wieder (Democratic)
- Grace Lee (Democratic)
- Larinda Hooks (Democratic/Working Families)
- John T. McDonald III (Democratic)
- Rebecca Seawright (Democratic)
- Josh Jensen (Republican/Conservative/Independence)
- Anil Beephan Jr. (Republican/Conservative)
- William Colton (Democratic)
- Marianne Buttenschon (Democratic)
- Michaelle C. Solages (Democratic)
- Joe DeStefano (Republican/Conservative)
- Scott Gray (Republican)
- Edward Braunstein (Democratic)
- Dana Levenberg (Democratic/Working Families)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 12, 2026 · House
PRINT NUMBER 6549A - Jan 12, 2026 · House
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES - Jan 7, 2026 · House
REFERRED TO CODES - May 27, 2025 · House
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES - Mar 6, 2025 · House
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION