New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S8102 — Relates to requiring manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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In plain language

This bill requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to verify users' ages.

Manufacturers of internet-enabled devices must conduct age assurance to identify users as minors and indicate their age category. This information must be provided to all websites and apps associated with the device through a real-time API.

Summary

Requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category and provide all websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications on such user's internet-enabled device and/or application store manufactured by the covered manufacturer with a digital signal that such user is a covered minor as well as the age category of such covered minor via a real-time application programming interface (API).

Bill Text

Action History

  1. PRINT NUMBER 8102B

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  3. PRINT NUMBER 8102A

  4. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  5. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

  6. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S8102 do?
Requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category and provide all websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications on such user's internet-enabled device and/or application store manufactured by the covered manufacturer with a digital signal that such user is a covered minor as well as the age category of such covered minor via a real-time application programming interface (API).
Who sponsors S8102?
S8102 is sponsored by Andrew Gounardes.
What is the current status of S8102?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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