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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3946: Requires age verification for internet pornography websites

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 3946 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires age verification for internet pornography websites. Primary sponsor: Mary Beth Walsh (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires age verification for internet pornography websites; imposes a $50,000 penalty per day for violations; provides exemptions for news organizations.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary Beth WalshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Dave DiPietroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Jarett GandolfoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse7
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
John MikulinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Andrew MolitorCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse150
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Joe SempolinskiCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse148
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  2. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  3. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source