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A 9135: Requires all online marketplaces to require every person engaged in a transaction on its marketplace website, application or software, to verify their identity with the online marketplace.
What A 9135 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires online marketplaces to verify the identity of individuals participating in transactions on their platforms. This verification must be conducted using a reliable method to identify the true identity of the person. Online marketplaces found to be in violation of this requirement may be liable for a civil penalty of $500 per sale. The law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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 9135
- What is the current status of A 9135?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 9135 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 9135 pass?
- Not yet. A 9135 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9135, and where is it now?
- A 9135 was authored by Asm. Clyde Vanel. Its committee of record is Assembly Consumer Affairs & Protection.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Oct. 17, 2025 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, October 17, 2025 · 271 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9135 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to online market- place verification 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 2 396-ddd to read as follows: 3 § 396-ddd. Online marketplace verification. 1. An online marketplace 4 shall require every person engaged in a transaction on its marketplace 5 website, application or software, to verify their identity with the 6 online marketplace. For the purposes of this section, "online market- 7 place" shall mean any website, application or software connected to the 8 internet which, in the regular course of business, allows members of the 9 public to buy and sell goods and services. 10 2. The verification required by subdivision one of this section shall 11 be conducted through a method reasonably designed to identify the true 12 identity of a person. 13 3. An online marketplace shall be liable for a civil penalty of five 14 hundred dollars per sale made between any parties which is made in 15 violation of this section. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13839-01-5
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