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New YorkA 4282025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relates to online dating services

Sponsored By: Clyde Vanel (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTIONCODESRULES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Dating service buyers can cancel by email

Buyers can send a social referral contract cancellation notice by email, certified mail, or registered U.S. mail. Send the notice within three business days after the contract date to cancel without a fee. Use the seller’s address or email address listed in the contract.

Dating services must clear former buyers’ data

When a social referral contract or service ends, the provider must promptly return the buyer’s personal or private information by certified mail. Instead, it can destroy the information and delete it from electronic storage. It must promptly confirm any destruction or deletion to the buyer. It may retain information when required by federal, state, or local law, rules, regulations, or a court order.

Dating fraud bans allow some personal disclosures

Online dating services can ban members they judge used, or are substantially likely to be using, a false identity. They can also ban members they judge pose a significant risk of seeking money through fraud. These bans protect other users but can end a banned member’s access. In fraud-ban disclosures, first names, last names, and images do not count as personally identifying information under this law. This exception applies only when members voluntarily supplied those details knowing they would be shared with other platform users.

Some dating services lose travel distance limits

Different distance rules apply to online dating services generally available regionally, nationally, or globally. Their contracts do not need to state how far a buyer is willing to travel. Statutory distance limits on referrals also do not apply. This allows more distant referrals but removes buyers’ distance-related contract protections.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Clyde Vanel

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 206 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/28/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 61 • No: 0

House vote • 1/27/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 145 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.13

    2/14/2025House

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/12/2025House

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/28/2025Senate

  4. PASSED SENATE

    1/28/2025Senate

  5. 3RD READING CAL.52

    1/28/2025Senate

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S778

    1/28/2025Senate

  7. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/27/2025Senate

  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE

    1/27/2025House

  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/27/2025House

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.36

    1/22/2025House

  11. RULES REPORT CAL.36

    1/22/2025House

  12. REPORTED

    1/22/2025House

  13. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    1/22/2025House

  14. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    1/14/2025House

  15. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    1/8/2025House

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/3/2025

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