Alex Bores’ Bills
A3997 · 2025–2026

Excludes certain actions or omissions from qualifying as unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image when such actions are in connection with the reporting of or investigation into unlawful conduct

In committee Codes Committee
Online safetyCourts & justice

Carves out an exception to the crime of unlawfully sharing an intimate image, so that actions taken in connection with reporting or investigating potentially unlawful conduct do not themselves count as the offense. (Auto-generated summary)

Official record

Official summary · NYS Open LegislationExcludes 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 it does: 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

Legislative history

  1. 2025-01-30Assembly: REFERRED TO CODES
  2. 2026-01-07Assembly: REFERRED TO CODES