New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

A11646 — Relates to political communication

Last action — In Assembly Committee

  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 July 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

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Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill penalizes deceptive media dissemination without consent.

The legislation targets the spread of misleading media by imposing financial penalties on individuals or organizations that distribute media without consent. It aims to deter the circulation of deceptive content in political communication.

Summary

Provides that any person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization found guilty of knowingly disseminating or publishing media without the consent of the person depicted and who knew or should have known that it was materially deceptive shall forfeit to the state board of elections a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each and every offense and three times the total amount spent on creating and promoting the materially deceptive media.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sponsors

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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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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does A11646 do?
Provides that any person, firm, association, corporation, campaign, committee, or organization found guilty of knowingly disseminating or publishing media without the consent of the person depicted and who knew or should have known that it was materially deceptive shall forfeit to the state board of elections a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for each and every offense and three times the total amount spent on creating and promoting the materially deceptive media.
Who sponsors A11646?
A11646 is sponsored by Sarahana Shrestha.
What is the current status of A11646?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced July 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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