Senate Bill S825

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes protections for minors who are featured in influencer-generated content

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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-S825 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A774
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4-A Art Head, ren §154-a to be §156, add §155, amd §§150, 130, 131 & 132, Lab L; add §7-7.2, EPT L

2025-S825 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes protections for minors who are featured in influencer-generated content that generate earnings from being shared on social media or other video-sharing websites.

2025-S825 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    825
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. LIU, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the estates, powers and trusts law, in
   relation  to  establishing  protections for minors who are featured in
   influencer-generated content
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The article heading of article 4-A of the labor law, as
 added by chapter 630 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
                EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILD PERFORMERS
                 AND MINORS ENGAGED IN WORK AS INFLUENCERS
 
   § 2. Section 150 of the labor law is amended by adding five new subdi-
 visions 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 to read as follows:
   9. "ONLINE PLATFORM" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC-FACING WEBSITE, WEB  APPLI-
 CATION,  OR DIGITAL APPLICATION, INCLUDING A MOBILE APPLICATION. "ONLINE
 PLATFORM" INCLUDES A SOCIAL NETWORK, ADVERTISING NETWORK, MOBILE OPERAT-
 ING SYSTEM, SEARCH ENGINE, EMAIL SERVICE, OR INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.
   10. "FAMILY"  SHALL  MEAN  A  GROUP  OF  PERSONS  RELATED  BY BLOOD OR
 MARRIAGE, INCLUDING CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS, OR WHOSE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH
 EACH OTHER IS CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT TO  A  FAMILY  RELATIONSHIP  BY  THE
 INDIVIDUALS.
   11. "INFLUENCER" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY THAT CREATES VIDEO
 CONTENT, PERFORMED IN THE  STATE,  IN  EXCHANGE  FOR  COMPENSATION,  AND
 INCLUDES  ANY SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, OR OTHER CORPO-
 RATE ENTITY ASSUMING THE NAME OR IDENTITY OF A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL  OR
 FAMILY  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT CONTENT CREATION. "INFLUENCER" DOES NOT
 INCLUDE ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF  EIGHTEEN  WHO  PRODUCES  THEIR  OWN
 PIECES OF INFLUENCER-GENERATED CONTENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02531-01-5
              

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