New York S 9097: Relates to banned members of social referral services

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S09097 Summary:

BILL NOS09097A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08713-B

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §394-c, Gen Bus L

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Relates to bans from online dating services based on content; requires retention of records where necessary to maintain enforcement of fraud bans or content bans; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS09097A

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02/03/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

04/01/20261ST REPORT CAL.685

04/07/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/13/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/06/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9097A

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8713B

&nbspA08713 AMEND=B Carroll P

&nbsp06/02/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp02/03/2026amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp02/03/2026print number 8713a

&nbsp04/28/2026amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp04/28/2026print number 8713b

&nbsp05/05/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp05/20/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/29/2026reported 

&nbsp05/29/2026rules report cal.269

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.269

&nbsp05/29/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/29/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9097A

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.685

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9097--A
 Cal. No. 685

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
 report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to banned members
 of social referral services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 394-c of the
 2 general business law, as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2025, is
 3 amended and two new paragraphs (h) and (i) are added to read as follows:
 4 (d) "banned member" shall mean the member whose account or profile is
 5 the subject of a fraud ban or content ban.
 6 (h) "content ban" shall mean when a member's account or profile is
 7 barred from an online dating service because, in the judgment of such
 8 online dating service, such member was found to have engaged in or is
 9 substantially likely to have engaged in conduct or share content that
 10 violates law, breaches such online dating service's terms or policies,
 11 or poses a significant risk of harm to users on such online dating
 12 service's platform.
 13 (i) "contract and customer service records" shall include the contract
 14 between a user of a social referral service's platform and such social
 15 referral service, including any contract amendments or ancillary agree-
 16 ments, evidence of such user's acceptance of such contract's terms, such
 17 user's name and contact information, and any notices provided by either
 18 such party including, but not limited to, notices of cancellation,
 19 consent, or withdrawal of consent, customer service records, and/or
 20 purchase and billing records, except that such records shall exclude any
 21 sensitive payment information.
 22 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 394-c of the general business law, as
 23 amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
 24 follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13219-05-6

 S. 9097--A 2

 1 6. (a) Every contract for social referral service shall provide that
 2 at the expiration of the contract or at the expiration of services
 3 rendered by the seller, for any reason, all information and material of
 4 a personal or private nature acquired from a purchaser directly or indi-
 5 rectly including but not limit