S 825 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content

Summary
Establishes protections for minors who are featured in compensated video content that generate earnings from being shared on social media or other video-sharing websites.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

S825A S825B · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised to simplify definitions and streamline requirements for protecting minors in online video content. The changes remove the broad 'family' definition and the 'content creation' definition, replacing them with more specific terms like 'featured minor' and 'compensated video content'. Additionally, the rules for establishing trust accounts and maintaining records were tightened to apply only when specific criteria are met, and a strict seven-day deadline was added for platforms to delete content upon request.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the 'family' entity definition and the general 'content creation' definition, focusing instead on specific 'featured minors' and 'compensated video content' thresholds.
DEFINITION

Removed definitions for 'family' and 'content creation' and replaced them with specific definitions for 'featured minor' and 'compensated video content' to clarify exactly who is protected and what content triggers the law.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement to establish a trust account from applying to all minors meeting the criteria to applying only when a content creator features one or more 'featured minors'.

TIMELINE

Added a mandatory seven-day deadline for online platforms to permanently delete content after receiving a deletion request from a minor.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement that contracts between content creators and platforms must notify parties of the minor's right to request content deletion.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the exemption for minors who produce their own video content, ensuring the law applies uniformly to all minors featured in compensated content regardless of who created it.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025

How they voted

601
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
May 28, 2025
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
20 Yea 1 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 825B
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 825A
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
May 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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