Relates to prohibiting the use of stealth crawlers

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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: Senate
Introduced: Apr 16, 2026
Last action: Jun 5, 2026 — RETURNED TO SENATE
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 56 · Moderate

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 16%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +1 56/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -17 127 days quiet

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