Relates to prohibiting the use of stealth crawlers

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Overview Bill text 1 History 7 Sponsors

Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.

Chamber: House
Introduced: May 8, 2026
Last action: Jun 5, 2026 — SUBSTITUTED BY S9934A
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 31 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -18 128 days quiet

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