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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5870: Relates to agreements between multichannel video programming distributors and video programmers

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 5870 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to agreements between multichannel video programming distributors and video programmers. Primary sponsor: Michaelle Solages (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

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

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michaelle SolagesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
George AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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 JUDICIARY
  2. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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