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NY S09176
Bill
Status
2/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Establishes a mandatory $20,000 punitive damages penalty per violation for unlawfully disseminating intimate images or AI-generated deepfakes of individuals without consent
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Expands liability to include website owners and their wholly owned subsidiaries that host or transmit such images, not just the websites themselves
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Removes the requirement that dissemination be "for the purpose of harassing, annoying or alarming" the depicted person, broadening when victims can bring claims
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Extends jurisdiction to cases where the image is viewable in New York or where harm otherwise occurred in the state
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Preserves existing remedies including injunctive relief, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees, with the $20,000 penalty added on top of any other punitive damages awarded
Legislative 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.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
2/11/2026