Senate Bill S7568

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the knowing and reckless promotion of unlawful or false material and providing remedies for the violation of such prohibition

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9156
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 18-D §§18-500 - 18-504, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S577, A1942

2021-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the knowing and reckless promotion of unlawful or false material; provides remedies for the violation of such prohibition.

2021-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7568 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7568
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 3, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to  prohibiting
   the  knowing  and reckless promotion of unlawful or false material and
   providing remedies for the violation of such prohibition

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  obligations  law is amended by adding a new
 article 18-D to read as follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 18-D
       KNOWING AND RECKLESS PROMOTION OF UNLAWFUL OR FALSE MATERIAL
 
 SECTION 18-500. DEFINITIONS.
         18-501. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
         18-502. PUBLIC NUISANCE.
         18-503. ENFORCEMENT.
         18-504. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
   § 18-500. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,  BOTH  "KNOW-
 INGLY"  AND  "RECKLESSLY"  SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 15.05 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 18-501. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. NO PERSON, BY CONDUCT EITHER UNLAWFUL
 IN ITSELF OR UNREASONABLE UNDER ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES,  SHALL  KNOWINGLY
 OR  RECKLESSLY CREATE, MAINTAIN OR CONTRIBUTE TO A CONDITION IN NEW YORK
 STATE THAT ENDANGERS THE SAFETY OR HEALTH  OF  THE  PUBLIC  THROUGH  THE
 PROMOTION  OF  CONTENT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE USE OF ALGORITHMS OR OTHER
 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS THAT PRIORITIZE CONTENT BY A METHOD OTHER THAN  SOLELY
 BY  TIME  AND DATE SUCH CONTENT WAS CREATED, THE PERSON KNOWS OR REASON-
 ABLY SHOULD KNOW:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13897-01-1
 S. 7568                             2
 
              

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ben
1 year ago

At a time when we need a dialogue between all factions of our political parties, we should be encouraging free speech. Not limiting it. This is a very bad sign out of NY. I ask that our senators vote against this bill. This is something that both democrats and republicans can agree on, we need more dialogue, not less.

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