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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 205: Relates to a threat to share an intimate image

Passed one chamber 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

S 205 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to a threat to share an intimate image. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

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.

Establishes that when an actor threatens to disseminate or publish a still or video image depicting such other person with one or more intimate parts exposed or engaging in sexual conduct with another person, including a still or video image created or altered by digitization, where such person may reasonably be identified from the still or video image itself or from information displayed in connection with the still or video image within the provisions of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican 2 · Republican/Conservative 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monica MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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 CODES
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.363
  7. REFERRED TO CODES
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO CODES
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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