Prohibits the disclosure of the home address, personal telephone numbers, personal email addresses or personal social media handles of any active or former New York state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder, a judge of any court of law of this state, or a New York state, county or municipal prosecutor or the spouse or child thereof; relates to criminal penalties; permits civil action.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 24, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, the penal law and the civil
rights law, in relation to prohibiting the disclosure and publication
of the home address, personal telephone numbers, personal email
addresses, or social media handles of any active or former New York
state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder, a
judge of any court of law of this state, or a New York state, county
or municipal prosecutor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 89 of the public officers law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
7-A. (A) NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL PERMIT THE DISCLOSURE OR PUBLI-
CATION OF THE HOME ADDRESS, PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS, PERSONAL EMAIL
ADDRESSES, OR PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES OF ANY ACTIVE OR FORMER NEW
YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY OR LOCAL MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER,
A JUDGE OF ANY COURT OF LAW OF THIS STATE, OR A NEW YORK STATE, COUNTY
OR MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR.
(B) "FIRST RESPONDER" OR "NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR LOCAL
MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER" SHALL MEAN A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE
OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, PARAMEDIC, OR OTHER
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER ENGAGED IN THE LAWFUL PERFORMANCE OF
THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
§ 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 250.61 and
250.62 to read as follows:
§ 250.61 UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF THE HOME ADDRESS, PERSONAL TELEPHONE
NUMBERS, PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESSES OR PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA
HANDLES OF ANY ACTIVE OR FORMER NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY
OR LOCAL MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER, A JUDGE OF ANY
COURT OF LAW OF THIS STATE, OR A NEW YORK STATE, COUNTY OR
MUNICIPAL PROSECUTOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "FIRST RESPONDER" OR "NEW YORK
STATE, NEW YORK CITY OR LOCAL MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDER" SHALL
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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