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S08217Introduced in the Senate

Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.

Introduced

Introduced by Michelle Hinchey, District 41

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Official description

Requires an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users to ensure that its covered platform provides a process to allow law enforcement agencies to contact such covered platform, which shall provide continuous availability of such process; provides that an operator of a covered platform with at least one million users shall comply with a search warrant within seventy-two hours of receipt under certain circumstances; provides that a court may extend the time for compliance with a search warrant under certain circumstances.

Where it stands

SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A

June 4, 2026

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Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO CODES

  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

  3. PRINT NUMBER 8217A

  4. REFERRED TO CODES

  5. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

  6. PRINT NUMBER 8217B

  7. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1723

  9. SUBSTITUTED BY A8022A

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