A 8022 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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

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.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

A8022 A8022A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add multiple new sponsors and update the legislative history. The most significant substantive change is the removal of a requirement for platforms to maintain a staffed hotline for law enforcement, replacing it with a mandate for 'continuous availability' of the contact process. Additionally, the enforcement section was expanded to allow the Attorney General to seek civil penalties and damages against violators.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding platform size remains unchanged (under one million monthly users are exempt), but the specific operational requirements for law enforcement contact were reduced by removing the hotline staffing mandate.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for platforms to provide a staffed hotline for law enforcement, replacing it with a general requirement for continuous availability of the contact process.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for the Attorney General to seek civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation and other legal relief against platforms that fail to comply with the search warrant provisions.

TECHNICAL

Added numerous new sponsors to the bill and updated the committee referral status to reflect that the bill was amended and recommitted.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026 · Assembly Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

600
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
Jun 4, 2026
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8022A
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

Sponsors