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A 5114

Requires online products targeted towards children provide certain features to protect child users

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Brown and 4 co-sponsors

Requires online products marketed to children to include specified protective features, protecting child users and affecting developers and platforms.

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
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Bill Summary · A 5114

Summary of Assembly Bill A 5114 (2025)

Overview

Assembly Bill A 5114 is a proposed New York State law titled “Requires online products targeted towards children provide certain features to protect child users.” The bill would mandate that online products marketed to children include specified protective features intended to safeguard child users. The current information indicates the bill is in the early legislative stage and has been referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.

Purpose and intent

  • To improve protection for child users of online products marketed to children.
  • To require protective features in such products, as defined by the bill’s text.
  • The measure signals a focus on safety, privacy, and potentially age-appropriate safeguards for minors engaging with online products.

Key provisions (as described by available information)

  • The bill would require online products targeted toward children to provide “certain features to protect child users.” Specific features, standards, implementation timelines, and enforcement mechanisms are not detailed in the information provided.
  • The text would specify the exact protective features and compliance requirements, which are not enumerated here.

Note: The summary cannot detail particular feature requirements (e.g., parental controls, privacy protections, content moderation, or data handling) because the bill’s operative provisions are not included in the provided material.

Who would be affected

  • Primary targets: developers, manufacturers, publishers, and vendors of online products marketed to children.
  • Potentially affected third-party platforms that host, distribute, or promote such child-targeted online products.
  • Guardians and caregivers may indirectly benefit through safer child-directed online products.

Legislative status and timeline

  • Introduced: February 12, 2025.
  • Current status: Referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.
  • Legislative actions: The bill shows two identical entries on February 12, 2025, indicating referral to the committee on that date.
  • Related legislation: A 8314 (prior-session) is listed as related, suggesting a parallel or predecessor proposal with similar aims.

Sponsorship

  • Primary sponsor: Keith Brown.
  • Cosponsors: Brian Manktelow, Joe DeStefano, David McDonough, Philip Palmesano.

Additional notes

  • No explicit effective date, penalties, or enforcement details are provided in the available information.
  • As with many bills at this stage, the text will need to pass committee review and go through the standard legislative process before any enactment.

If you’d like, I can incorporate any additional text from the bill once it becomes available to provide a more detailed provisions section.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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