New York S 8666: Restricts youth sports organizations and youth sports facilities from prohibiting attendees of youth sports events from recording personal media

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S08666 Summary:

BILL NOS08666A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09627-A

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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Add Art 41-A §§1050 & 1051, Gen Bus L

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Restricts youth sports organizations and youth sports facilities from prohibiting attendees of youth sports events from recording personal media; provides exceptions related to safety or privacy, areas restricted to the general public, and uniform restrictions on all attendees unrelated to the purchase of a professional media package.

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BILL NOS08666A

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.416

02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/21/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 8666A

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8666--A
 Cal. No. 416

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 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 restricting
 youth sports organizations and youth sports facilities from prohibit-
 ing attendees of youth sports events from recording personal media

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2 41-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 41-A
 4 YOUTH SPORTS
 5 Section 1050. Definitions.
 6 1051. Youth sports organization in-person recording and photog-
 7 raphy restrictions.
 8 § 1050. Definitions. As used in this article:
 9 1. "Youth sports facility" means any indoor or outdoor venue in the
 10 state of New York that hosts youth sports events.
 11 2. "Youth sports event" means any organized athletic event, game or
 12 competition in which the majority of participants are under the age of
 13 eighteen.
 14 3. "Youth sports organization" means any entity that organizes,
 15 manages, governs, hosts or runs youth sports events.
 16 4. (a) "Personal media" means video or still photography captured by
 17 an attendee at a youth sports event from a physical location inside the
 18 youth sports facility using a personal device.
 19 (b) "Personal media" shall not include commercial livestreaming,
 20 broadcasting, or professional-grade filming.
 21 5. "Professional media package" means any commercially offered
 22 subscription, pay-per-view access, photography service, or streaming
 23 product.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14142-02-6

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 1 § 1051. Youth sports organization in-person recording and photography
 2 restrictions.
 3 1. Youth sports organizations and youth sports facilities shall not:
 4 (a) prohibit, restrict, or penalize an attendee for creating personal
 5 media at any youth sports event at which spectators are permitted,
 6 except where permissible pursuant to subdivision three of this section;
 7 (b) impose or enforce a rule involving a penalty because an attendee
 8 recorded any portion of a youth sports event, including but not limited
 9 to disqualification or loss of registration privileges;
 10 (c) require the separate purchase of a professional media package as a
 11 condition of usage of a youth sports facility, player registration, team
 12 entry, team membership, enrollment, or spectator admission;
 13 (d) bundle or embed a professional media package into registration
 14 fees, tournament fees, membership fees, admission charges, or other
 15 similar fees or payments without separately, clearly, and conspicuously
 16 itemizing the cost of the package at the time of registration; or
 17 (e) maintain, offer, or enter into, a waiver, contract, registration
 18 form, agreement, rule, or policy that conflicts with the requirements of
 19 this article.
 20 2. Prior to registrati