New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S3990: Relates to establishing the offense of false pretense
Status: In committee, June 15, 2026
Relates to establishing the offense of false pretense; provides civil remedies for the victims of such crime.
What the bill says
An act to amend the penal law and the civil rights law, in relation to establishing the offense of false pretense.
From the amended text, June 15, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the civil rights law, in relation to establishing the offense of false pretense THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Barakett digital safety act". § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to read as follows: § 190.22 FALSE PRETENSE. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FALSE PRETENSE, WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY AND WITHOUT CONSENT IMPERSONATES ANOTHER PERSON THROUGH OR ON AN INTERNET WEBSITE, DIGITAL PLATFORM, OR BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING DEEPFAKES OR SYNTHETIC MEDIA, OR BY OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR THE PURPOSES OF HARMING, INTIMIDATING, THREATENING OR DEFRAUDING SUCH OTHER PERSON. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) AN IMPERSONATION IS CREDIBLE IF ANOTHER PERSON WOULD REASONABLY BELIEVE OR DID REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS OR IS THE PERSON WHO WAS IMPERSONATED. (B) "ELECTRONIC MEANS" SHALL INCLUDE THE ACCESSING OF AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT, OR AN ACCOUNT OR PROFILE ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERNET WEBSITE IN ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME. (C) "IMPERSONATES" INCLUDES THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS, GENERATIVE MODELS, DEEPFAKE TECHNOLOGY, SYNTHETIC AUDIO OR VIDEO, OR ANY AUTOMATED DIGITAL SYSTEM THAT SIMULATES OR REPRODUCES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS …
Sponsors
- Kevin Parker (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Roxanne Persaud (D, 19)
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32)
- Toby Stavisky (D, 11)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 3990A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO CODES
Subjects: Penal Law
Common questions
- What is S3990?
- S3990 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to establishing the offense of false pretense.
- What does S3990 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the penal law and the civil rights law, in relation to establishing the offense of false pretense.
- What is the status of S3990?
- In committee as of June 15, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 3990A (June 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3990?
- Kevin Parker (D, 21), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3990?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3990
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