2023-2024 session: change session
Technology bills
Bills on data privacy, artificial intelligence, online safety, telecommunications and science policy. The Senate Internet and Technology Committee and the Assembly Science and Technology Committee handle most of them.
Highest impact
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
Limit AI in Government
The bill requires New York state agencies to ensure human oversight, conduct impact assessments, and disclose use of automated decision-making systems affecting public rights or benefits.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawLimit Addictive Social Media Feeds
This bill prohibits social media platforms from providing algorithm-driven "addictive feeds" to minors without parental consent and restricts nighttime notifications.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawProtect Kids’ Online Data
This bill creates the New York Child Data Protection Act, establishing strict privacy rules for online data collection and use involving minors.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawProtect Health Data Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act to protect individuals' health information, regulate its processing, and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds
This bill prohibits social media platforms from providing algorithm-driven addictive feeds to minors without parental consent, aiming to protect youth mental health.
Impact 8 · Significant·Companion signed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeCompanion signedProtect Kids’ Online Privacy
This bill creates the New York Child Data Protection Act, establishing strict privacy rules for online data collection from minors under 18.
Impact 8 · Significant·Companion signed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeCompanion signedMonitor Government AI Decisions
The bill requires New York state agencies to conduct oversight, impact assessments, and maintain human review for automated decision-making systems affecting individuals' rights or benefits.
Impact 8 · Significant·Companion signed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeCompanion signedProtect Health Data Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict rules for collecting, processing, and protecting personal health information by non-HIPAA entities.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Make State Websites Accessible
This bill requires New York state agency websites to comply with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and mandates regular compliance reporting.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawFaster Data Breach Alerts
This bill requires businesses to notify affected New Yorkers and certain state agencies within 30 days of discovering a data breach.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
Protect Health Data Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act to protect individuals' health information, regulate its processing, and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Protect Health Data Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict rules for collecting, processing, and protecting personal health information by non-HIPAA entities.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0%Require Government Cybersecurity Logins
This bill requires New York governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication and encryption for network and website access, with privacy protections for biometric data.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0%Require Payment App Security
This bill requires peer-to-peer payment apps to implement enhanced security measures, including PINs and user identity verification, to prevent fraud.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0%Warn About AI Content
This bill requires generative AI systems in New York to display warnings about possible inaccurate or inappropriate outputs, with civil penalties for noncompliance.
Impact 6 · Moderate·0% to pass
Impact6/10ModeratePassage0%Warn Users About AI Content
This bill requires clear warnings on generative AI systems in New York, alerting users that outputs may be inaccurate or inappropriate.
Impact 6 · Moderate·0% to pass
Impact6/10ModeratePassage0%Study AI Regulation
This bill creates a temporary commission to study and recommend how New York should regulate artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation.
Impact 4 · Low·0% to pass
Impact4/10LowPassage0%
Recently signed or vetoed
Disclose Social Media Policies
This bill requires large social media companies to publicly disclose their terms of service and content moderation practices, and to submit semiannual reports to the New York attorney general.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawFaster Data Breach Alerts
This bill requires businesses to notify affected New Yorkers and certain state agencies within 30 days of discovering a data breach.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawLimit AI in Government
The bill requires New York state agencies to ensure human oversight, conduct impact assessments, and disclose use of automated decision-making systems affecting public rights or benefits.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawRequire Device Cybersecurity Standards
This bill requires all New York state agencies to procure end point devices that meet NIST Cybersecurity Framework standards.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawPromote Cloud Use in Agencies
This bill requires New York state agencies to consider and evaluate cloud computing solutions for technology planning, storage, and upgrades.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawExtend Tech Center Program
This bill extends the expiration date of the State Information Technology Innovation Center from 2024 to 2028.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into lawLimit Addictive Social Media Feeds
This bill prohibits social media platforms from providing algorithm-driven "addictive feeds" to minors without parental consent and restricts nighttime notifications.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawProtect Kids’ Online Data
This bill creates the New York Child Data Protection Act, establishing strict privacy rules for online data collection and use involving minors.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law