New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10696: Relates to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child
Status: In committee, September 11, 2026
Includes the act of, when knowing the character and content thereof, a person produces, directs or promotes any obscene synthetic sexual performance, as committing the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child; defines "obscene synthetic sexual performance".
What the bill says
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child.
From the introduced text, September 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 263.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. "OBSCENE SYNTHETIC SEXUAL PERFORMANCE" MEANS ANY PERFORMANCE CREATED THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR OTHER DIGITAL OR COMPUTATIONAL MEANS THAT REALISTICALLY DEPICTS A PERSON WHO REASONABLY APPEARS TO BE A CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL CONDUCT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DEPICTED CHILD CORRESPONDS TO AN ACTUAL PERSON. § 2. Section 263.10 of the penal law, as amended by section 1 of part L of chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows: § 263.10 Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child. A person is guilty of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child when, knowing the character and content thereof, such person produces, directs or promotes any obscene SEXUAL performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less than seventeen years of age, including a performance created or altered by digitization as defined in section 245.15 of this part, OR WHEN, KNOWING THE CHARACTER AND CONTENT THEREOF, SUCH PERSON PRODUCES, DIRECTS …
Sponsors
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46) · primary sponsor
- Liz Krueger (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Penal Law
Common questions
- What is S10696?
- S10696 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child.
- What does S10696 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child.
- What is the status of S10696?
- In committee as of September 11, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (September 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10696?
- Patricia Fahy (D, 46), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S10696?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10696
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