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New YorkS 88272025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Relates to warning labels on certain feature platforms; repealer

Sponsored By: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Recurring warnings for New York social media users

Beginning January 1, 2027, warnings are required on social media platforms where addictive feeds, autoplay, or infinite scroll are a significant service feature. Coverage includes platform operators, their agents and affiliates, and users physically in New York who are not acting for the operator. The required text is: “The Surgeon General has warned that while social media may have benefits for some young users, excessive use may be associated with significant mental health harms.” At first daily access when an addictive feature is provided, the unskippable warning must last at least 10 seconds and cover at least 25% of the screen. After three hours of cumulative active use each calendar day, warnings must appear at least hourly thereafter, lasting at least 30 seconds and covering at least 75% of the screen, without a skip option. Platforms cannot hide or weaken the warnings; the law also repeals the earlier warning-label provision in Mental Hygiene Law §7.48.

Warned users keep price and legal protections

Beginning January 1, 2027, platforms cannot raise prices, withhold features, or reduce service quality because they display required warnings. Changes needed to follow the warning-label law or its rules are allowed. Showing a required warning does not waive, limit, or provide a defense against other claims, including failure-to-warn claims. That protection does not apply to claims based on violations of the warning-label law itself.

Platforms can skip warnings for adults

Beginning January 1, 2027, platforms can skip required warnings for covered New York users reasonably determined to be over 17. Being an adult does not automatically remove the requirement; the platform must make that reasonable determination.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Andrew Gounardes

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 215 • No: 1

House vote • 1/21/2026

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 139 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/20/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 56 • No: 1

committee vote • 1/12/2026

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.85

    2/13/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/13/2026Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    1/21/2026House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/21/2026House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.39

    1/21/2026House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9446

    1/21/2026House

  7. REFERRED TO CODES

    1/20/2026House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/20/2026Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    1/20/2026Senate

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.45

    1/12/2026Senate

  11. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/8/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/8/2026

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