Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8260: Bans push notifications from a food service establishment or a third-party delivery platform to minors.
What A 8260 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to protect minors from unwanted push notifications from food service establishments and third-party food delivery platforms. It requires these establishments to ask for a user's date of birth when they register for an account, and prohibits them from sending notifications designed to encourage engagement with their platform if the user is a minor. The bill defines a minor as an individual under the age of 18 and applies to mobile applications and platforms operated by, on behalf of, or owned by these establishments. The measure takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to consumer affairs and protection (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8260
- What is the current status of A 8260?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 8260 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to consumer affairs and protection".
- Did A 8260 pass?
- Not yet. A 8260 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8260, and where is it now?
- A 8260 was authored by Asm. John Zaccaro with 7 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Nov. 14, 2025 | print number 8260a |
| Nov. 14, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 336 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8260 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to banning push notifications from fast food mobile applications to minors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 390-f to read as follows: 3 § 390-f. Push notifications from fast food mobile applications to 4 minors. 1. Any mobile application or mobile platform, operated by, oper- 5 ated on behalf of, or owned by any fast-food establishment, shall 6 require an individual to manually enter the individual's date of birth 7 when registering for an account with such platform or application. 8 2. Any mobile application or mobile platform which is operated by, 9 operated on behalf of, or owned by any fast-food establishment shall be 10 prohibited from initiating or sending mobile device push notifications 11 or text message notifications, including alerts, designed to encourage 12 an individual to engage with such application or platform, where such 13 individual has registered for an account with a date of birth which 14 indicate that such person is a minor. 15 3. For purposes of this section: 16 (a) Push notification means an automatic electronic message displayed 17 on a mobile device, when the user interface for a fast-food establish- 18 ment's platform or application is not actively open or visible on the 19 device, that prompts the account holder to check or engage with such a 20 platform or application. 21 (b) Minor means an individual under the age of eighteen. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11444-01-5
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