New York A 8882: Relates to the right of publicity

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A08882 Summary:

BILL NOA08882 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08391

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SPONSORSimone

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COSPNSRCruz, Rosenthal

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §50-f, Civ Rts L

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Relates to the right of publicity; amends the definitions of "deceased performer", "deceased personality" and "digital replica" in relation to the right of publicity; relates to the use of a deceased performer's digital replica without authorization by the applicable right holder.

Go to top A08882 Actions:

BILL NOA08882 

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06/09/2025referred to judiciary

06/16/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/17/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.883

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.883

06/17/2025substituted by s8391

&nbspS08391 AMEND= GIANARIS

&nbsp06/06/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2025

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to judiciary

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a8882

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.883

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/01/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/11/2025SIGNED CHAP.616

Go to topA08882 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAbsent

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08882 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08882 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8882

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the right of
 publicity

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10 of section 50-f of the
 2 civil rights law, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 as added by chapter 304
 3 of the laws of 2020 and subparagraph (v) of paragraph d of subdivision 2
 4 and subdivision 10 as added by chapter 709 of the laws of 2022, are
 5 amended to read as follows:
 6 1. For purposes of this section:
 7 a. "deceased performer" means a deceased [natural person] personality
 8 domiciled in this state at the time of death who, for gain or liveli-
 9 hood, was regularly engaged in acting, singing, dancing, or playing a
 10 musical instrument.
 11 b. "deceased personality" means any deceased natural person domiciled
 12 in this state at the time of death whose name, voice, signature, photo-
 13 graph, or likeness has commercial value at the time of [his or her] such
 14 natural person's death, or because of [his or her] such natural person's
 15 death, whether or not during the lifetime of that natural person the
 16 person used [his or her] such natural person's name, voice, signature,
 17 photograph, or likeness on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for
 18 purposes of advertising or selling, or solicitation of purchase of,
 19 products, merchandise, goods, or services.
 20 c. "digital replica" means a newly created, [original,] computer-gen-
 21 erated, highly realistic electronic [performance by an individual in a
 22 separate and newly created, original expressive sound recording or audi-
 23 ovisual work in which the individual did not actually