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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3591: 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

S 3591 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires age verification for internet pornography websites. Primary sponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican/Conservative). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2026): DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY.

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 1 · Republican/Conservative 13 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jake AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Joe GriffoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate53
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Andrew LanzaCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Dan StecCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate45
Jim TediscoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate44
Mark WalczykCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate49
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38
Alexis WeikCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate8

“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. DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  3. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
  4. DEFEATED IN INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
  5. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
  6. NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
  7. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Sources

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