New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11351: Enacts the "CALM act" relating to commercial advertisement volume
Status: In committee, May 28, 2026
Enacts the "CALM act" relating to prohibiting a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation providing a video streaming service that operates in the state of New York from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany; provides penalties for violations.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the "CALM act" relating to commercial advertisement volume.
From the introduced text, May 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the "CALM act" relating to commercial advertisement volume 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 "CALM act". § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 392-m to read as follows: § 392-M. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT VOLUME. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "VIDEO PROGRAMMING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 613(H) OF TITLE 47 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. (B) (I) "VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE" SHALL MEAN AN ENTITY THAT MAKES AVAILABLE DIRECTLY TO THE CONSUMER, THROUGH A DISTRIBUTION METHOD THAT USES INTERNET PROTOCOL, EITHER OF THE OR (2) VIDEO CONTENT SUCH ENTITY MAKES AVAILABLE FOR USERS TO VIEW. (II) "VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION, CABLE OPERATOR, OR OTHER MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTOR, OR AN ENTITY THAT SERVICES VIDEO PROGRAMMING OR VIDEO CONTENT WITHOUT COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS. 2. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION PROVIDING A VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE THAT OPERATES IN THIS STATE SHALL TRANSMIT THE AUDIO OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS LOUDER THAN THE VIDEO CONTENT THE ADVERTISEMENTS ACCOMPANY, CONSISTENT WITH THE …
Sponsors
- Charles Fall (D, 61) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.192
- : RULES REPORT CAL.192
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Votes
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 28, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 21, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 20, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (May 18, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A11351?
- A11351 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the "CALM act" relating to commercial advertisement volume.
- What does A11351 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the "CALM act" relating to commercial advertisement volume.
- What is the status of A11351?
- In committee as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11351?
- Charles Fall (D, 61).
- Where is the official record for A11351?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11351
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