New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11720: Prohibits operators of a website, application, software, program, or service from allowing users to nudify a still or video image
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Prohibits operators of a website, application, software, program, or service from allowing users to nudify a still or video image; prohibits advertising or promoting websites, applications, software, programs, or services that allow users to nudify a still or video image; provides an exception when technical skill is required to nudify an image; establishes penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes the nudification prohibition recoveries services fund to provide grants to support the direct needs of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting nudification technology; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the nudification prohibition recoveries services fund.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting nudification technology; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the nudification prohibition recoveries services fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 44-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 44-C NUDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTION 1430. DEFINITIONS. 1431. PROHIBITION ON NUDIFICATION TECHNOLOGY. 1432. REMEDIES. 1433. SCOPE. § 1430. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO MAY REASONABLY BE IDENTIFIED FROM A STILL OR VIDEO IMAGE OR FROM INFORMATION DISPLAYED IN CONNECTION WITH A STILL OR VIDEO IMAGE; 2. "INTIMATE PART" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 245.15 OF THE PENAL LAW; 3. "NUDIFY" OR "NUDIFIED" MEANS THE PROCESS BY WHICH: (A) A STILL OR VIDEO IMAGE IS GENERATED OR ALTERED TO DEPICT AN INTIMATE PART NOT DEPICTED IN AN ORIGINAL UNALTERED STILL OR VIDEO IMAGE OF AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL; AND (B) SUCH GENERATED OR ALTERED STILL OR VIDEO IMAGE IS SUFFICIENTLY REALISTIC THAT A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD BELIEVE THE INTIMATE PART BELONGS TO THE IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL. 4. "TECHNICAL SKILL" MEANS SUBSTANTIAL …
Sponsors
- Amy Paulin (D, 88) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A11720?
- A11720 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Prohibits operators of a website, application, software, program, or service from allowing users to nudify a still or video image.
- What does A11720 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting nudification technology; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the nudification prohibition recoveries services fund.
- What is the status of A11720?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11720?
- Amy Paulin (D, 88).
- Where is the official record for A11720?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11720
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