New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11635: Requires the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
Requires the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property; requires the website posting to include the unaltered version of the image.
What the bill says
An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 443-b to read as follows: § 443-B. DISCLOSURE OF DIGITALLY ALTERED IMAGES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "DIGITALLY ALTERED IMAGE" MEANS A STILL-PHOTO IMAGE, CREATED BY OR AT THE BEHEST OF THE REAL ESTATE BROKER, SELLER, PROPERTY OWNER OR PROPERTY MANAGER, THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED THROUGH THE USE OF PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ADD, REMOVE, OR CHANGE ELEMENTS OF THE REAL PROPERTY OFFERED FOR SALE OR LEASE IN THE IMAGE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, FLOORING, AND WALLS. "DIGITALLY ALTERED IMAGE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE USE OF PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE TO ADJUST LIGHTING, SHARPENING, WHITE BALANCE, COLOR CORRECTION, ANGLE, STRAIGHTENING, CROPPING, EXPOSURE, OR OTHER COMMON PHOTO EDITING ADJUSTMENTS THAT DO NOT CHANGE THE CONDITIONS OF THE REAL PROPERTY. (B) "AI-GENERATED IMAGE" MEANS A STILL-PHOTO OR VIDEO IMAGE CREATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH, GIVEN A SET OF HUMAN DEFINED OBJECTIVES, PRODUCES VISUAL OUTPUTS. 2. (A) …
Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HOUSING
Subjects: Real Property Law
Common questions
- What is A11635?
- A11635 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property.
- What does A11635 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to requiring the disclosure of digitally altered images in an advertisement or other promotional material for the sale or lease of real property.
- What is the status of A11635?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HOUSING (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11635?
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67).
- Where is the official record for A11635?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11635
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