New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A11292 — Relates to prohibiting the use of stealth crawlers

Last action — Assembly Floor Calendar

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

This bill prohibits harmful use of stealth crawlers on news sources.

The bill aims to stop the use of stealth crawlers that could hurt the functioning of news sources. It specifically targets practices that might cause economic harm to these publications.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This bill may help protect jobs in the journalism sector by reducing economic harm to news organizations.

Summary

Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S9934A

  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.633

  3. RULES REPORT CAL.633

  4. REPORTED

  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

  7. REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does A11292 do?
Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.
Who sponsors A11292?
A11292 is sponsored by Steven Otis.
What is the current status of A11292?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced May 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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