---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image"
description: "Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and creates a private right of action for such crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 5981"
citation: "New York A 5981 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BRAUNSTEIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aac176b0-30e7-47be-8dd2-bcfb22344392"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5981"
source_hash: "9132e63a628a4b8fe8efcb4bf18f010f7520f367e48539d563adaeb5fdf800f8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5981 (2019-2020) — Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image

Establishes the crime of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and creates a private right of action for such crime.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5981** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5981&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BRAUNSTEIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-25** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** REPORTED
- **2019-02-27** RULES REPORT CAL.34
- **2019-02-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.34
- **2019-02-28** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-28** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-02-28** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1719C
- **2019-02-28** 3RD READING CAL.61
- **2019-02-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-02-28** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-07-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-23** SIGNED CHAP.109 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aac176b0-30e7-47be-8dd2-bcfb22344392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).