S 9678 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to materially deceptive media in political communications

This bill requires anyone distributing political communications that use materially deceptive media to clearly disclose that the content has been manipulated. For visual media, the disclosure must be printed in a legible font no smaller than the surrounding text, while audio communications must include spoken warnings at the beginning, end, and regular intervals. The law exempts satire, parody, bona fide news reporting that acknowledges authenticity questions, and paid broadcasts that already provide consistent disclaimers to their advertisers. Candidates whose likeness appears in such deceptive media without consent can seek court orders to stop its distribution and recover legal fees, with courts required to expedite these cases before an election. The measure also includes a provision stating that entities are not required to edit or label content if doing so would violate federal law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced May 17, 2024 Signed Jun 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024 · Assembly Jun 7, 2024

How they voted

556
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
14 Yea 6 Nay 1
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Jun 28, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.169
upper
Jun 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 7, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 6, 2024
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9678B
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jun 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9678A
upper
Jun 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
May 17, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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