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S 3174: Excludes certain actions or omissions from qualifying as unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image when such actions or omissions are in connection with the reporting of or investigation into potentially unlawful conduct.
What S 3174 does, verified January 10, 2026
The Child Sexual Abuse Material Prevention Act aims to protect individuals who report or cooperate with law enforcement in investigating potentially unlawful conduct. This law amendment excludes certain actions or omissions from being considered unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image, specifically when these actions are related to reporting or investigating such conduct. The changes take effect sixty days after the law becomes effective.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3174
- What is the current status of S 3174?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 3174 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 CODES".
- Did S 3174 pass?
- Not yet. S 3174 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3174, and where is it now?
- S 3174 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 265 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3174 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to excluding certain actions or omissions from qualifying as unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image when such actions or omissions are in connection with the reporting of or investigation into potentially unlawful conduct The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child 2 sexual abuse material prevention act". 3 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 245.15 of the penal 4 law, as added by chapter 109 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 (a) actions or omissions in connection with the reporting of, or 7 investigations into, potentially unlawful conduct in collaboration with 8 local, state, or federal law enforcement or the National Center for 9 Missing and Exploited Children; including, but not limited to, voluntary 10 reporting, cooperation, or actions designed to prevent, identify, clas- 11 sify, monitor, mitigate, or report prohibited images or conduct under 12 this section; 13 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04312-01-5
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