Relates to online dating services
S 778 regulates online dating services in New York by setting consumer protections and pricing limits. It caps two-year membership costs at $1,000 (with exceptions for one-year contracts), bans requiring ancillary services (like photo sessions) as a condition of use, and mandates a minimum number of matches per month for paid accounts over $25. If services fail to deliver the promised matches for two consecutive months, users can cancel and receive a refund (minus a small fee for services provided). The bill also grants a three-day cooling-off period for cancellations without penalty and requires dating platforms to return or destroy user data upon contract end.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 13, 2025
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
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