Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8217: Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours

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 8217 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on May 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours. Primary sponsor: Michelle Hinchey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A.

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 an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michelle HincheyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1723
  3. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  4. PRINT NUMBER 8217B
  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  6. REFERRED TO CODES
  7. PRINT NUMBER 8217A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  9. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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