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NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A8022, the matching Assembly bill.
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Senate bill · S8217 (2025-26)
Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform…
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Requires certain covered platforms to provide a process for law enforcement agencies to contact such platform, and to comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours
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PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026
New York State Senate
Same as A8022, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Passed as A8022, the matching Assembly bill.
Summary
Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.
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Amends the Criminal Procedure Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
3. Except as provided in subdivision four of this section or any other law, an operator that provides a covered platform shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours after receiving such search warrant if all of the following apply: (a)such search warrant is provided to such operator or covered platform by a law enforcement agency; (b)the subject of such search warrant is information associated with a user's account on the covered platform operated by such operator; and (c)the information is controlled by a user of the covered platform.
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Where it stands
Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Codes · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.
Cosponsors
Albert A. Stirpe, Andrew Hevesi and 26 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Democratic18
- Republican10
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The sponsor's argument
Why Michelle Hinchey says this is needed
On December 19th, 2024, 16-year-old Avery Ping, connected with a drug dealer on Snapchat to buy MDMA. Unfortunately, the drug dealer he connected with laced the MDMA with fentanyl, poisoning him and resulted in his death. After his death, it was discovered that law enforcement had issued a warrant for the drug dealer's account 8 weeks before Avery's death. On November 5th, a narcotics unit in Washington State issued the initial warrant to Snapchat. It took 20 days for Snapchat to respond, and when they did, they sent over very little information because the drug dealer deleted his account between when the warrant was issued and when Snapchat responded to the warrant. Had Snapchat responded to the warrant in a timely manner, the drug dealer may have been apprehended before selling Avery the laced MDMA. While this occurred in Washington State, criminal activity endangering youth knows no boundaries. On social media, minors in New York State can readily obtain illicit substances in violation of New York State and Federal Law. Additionally, minors on social media can be victimized by sexual exploitative crimes, such as sex trafficking and sextortion. To protect our youth on social media from those engaged in criminal activity, this legislation will require a social media platform with at least one million users to comply with a search warrant issued by law enforcement within 72 hours of receiving the warrant. An identical provision in Colorado passed both chambers and is awaiting the Gover- nor's signature.
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Recorded votes
Full history
- Jun 4, 2026
3RD Reading CAL.1723
3RD READING CAL.1723
NY Senate
- Jun 4, 2026
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
- Jun 4, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
- Jun 4, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8217B
NY Senate
- Feb 9, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
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- Feb 9, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Feb 9, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- Feb 5, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading CAL.247
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.247
NY Assembly
- Feb 4, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
- Jan 16, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Senate
- Jan 16, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Assembly
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
- May 28, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Codes
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
NY Senate
- May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
- Apr 22, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly