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S 3990: Relates to establishing the offense of false pretense; provides civil remedies for the victims of such crime.
What S 3990 does, verified June 16, 2026
The E-impersonation Prevention Act aims to prevent individuals from impersonating others through online means with the intention of causing harm, intimidation, or fraud. A person is guilty of false pretense if they knowingly impersonate another person without consent, using methods such as fake social media profiles or email accounts. The law considers an impersonation credible if the person being impersonated would reasonably believe it is them. This act classifies false pretense as a class D felony. The law takes effect on November 1, 2025.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: PRINT NUMBER 3990A (2026-06-15)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3990
- What is the current status of S 3990?
- As of June 16, 2026, S 3990 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 15, 2026, was "PRINT NUMBER 3990A".
- Did S 3990 pass?
- Not yet. S 3990 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3990, and where is it now?
- S 3990 was authored by Sen. Kevin Parker with 3 coauthors.
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| Jun. 15, 2026 | PRINT NUMBER 3990A |
| Jun. 15, 2026 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 288 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3990 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, PERSAUD, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- 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 establishing the offense of false pretense The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "e-impersonation prevention act". 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to read 4 as follows: 5 § 190.22 False pretense. 6 1. A person is guilty of false pretense, when such person knowingly 7 and without consent impersonates another person through or on an inter- 8 net website or by other electronic means for the purposes of harming, 9 intimidating, threatening or defrauding such other person. 10 2. For the purposes of this section: 11 (a) An impersonation is credible if another person would reasonably 12 believe or did reasonably believe that the defendant was or is the 13 person who was impersonated. 14 (b) "Electronic means" shall include the accessing of an e-mail 15 account, or an account or profile on a social networking internet 16 website in another person's name. 17 False pretense is a class D felony. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 19 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05243-01-5
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