New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S10493 — Relates to expanding the right of publicity

Last action — In Senate Committee

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 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

Expands the right of publicity for deceased personalities to seventy years after their death.

This bill aims to extend the rights associated with publicity for deceased individuals to a period of seventy years post-mortem. It applies to all deceased persons during this timeframe.

Summary

Expands the right of publicity to seventy years following the death of a deceased personality; makes the provisions of such section granting a right of publicity applicable to all deceased persons until the end of such 70 year period.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO CODES

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S10493 do?
Expands the right of publicity to seventy years following the death of a deceased personality; makes the provisions of such section granting a right of publicity applicable to all deceased persons until the end of such 70 year period.
Who sponsors S10493?
S10493 is sponsored by Erik Bottcher.
What is the current status of S10493?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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