Assembly Bill A374

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits domain front running

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A374 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §147, add §148-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10667

2025-A374 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person or entity from registering, reserving, or otherwise acquiring a domain name based on knowledge acquired through non-public information of a third party's interest in that domain name.

2025-A374 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    374
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   domain front running
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 147 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. "NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN INFORMATION THAT IS NOT READILY
 ACCESSIBLE  BY  THE  PUBLIC  OR  INFORMATION  THAT  IS MADE AVAILABLE TO
 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 148-a
 to read as follows:
   § 148-A. DOMAIN FRONT RUNNING PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL
 REGISTER, RESERVE, OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE A DOMAIN NAME BASED ON KNOWLEDGE
 ACQUIRED THROUGH NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION OF A THIRD PARTY'S  INTEREST  IN
 THAT DOMAIN NAME.
   2. A PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL BE ONLY LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION IF SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY IS THE DOMAIN NAME
 REGISTRANT OR SUCH REGISTRANT'S AUTHORIZED LICENSEE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01925-01-5

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