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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8963: Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user

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 8963 is a bill introduced in the New York House on August 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user. Primary sponsor: Alex Bores (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 8963B.

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Official summary

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

Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user; defines terms; provides requirements for the interoperability of covered users' data; grants the attorney general the authority to promulgate rules and regulations and enforce such provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex BoresPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse73
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85

“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. PRINT NUMBER 8963B
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  3. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  4. PRINT NUMBER 8963A
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  6. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Sources

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