What's happening
This bill requires New York legislators to verbally disclose if AI helped write their official speeches or statements.
Why it matters
Directly impacts state legislators and their staff. by setting formal rules for how speeches and statements that use AI-generated language must be disclosed, which could affect how legislative communications are drafted and delivered in Albany.
Introduces new transparency standards for official records. , as any floor remarks not properly disclosed as AI-assisted will be permanently marked with a digital warning in the legislative record—potentially influencing public trust and future historical research on legislative intent.
Represents a significant shift from current practice. by requiring an explicit, standardized verbal statement about AI involvement before delivering remarks, potentially discouraging hidden or unacknowledged AI use and prompting broader debates about authenticity, authorship, and technology’s role in New York’s lawmaking process.
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Who cares
State Legislators
Directly affected, as they must disclose when using AI-generated content in speeches, statements, or official records, impacting how they prepare and deliver remarks.
Legislative Staff and Speechwriters
Need to track and report AI involvement in drafting remarks, and may have to adjust workflow and transparency practices.
Constituents and the General Public
Gain greater transparency about the authenticity and originality of their representatives’ statements, which could influence trust and perceptions of legislative proceedings.
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Ethics Watchdogs and Media Organizations
Interested in monitoring compliance, ensuring accountability, and reporting on the use of AI in official government communications.
Headline styles
Require AI Speech Disclosure
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Disclose AI-Generated Speeches
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Samuel Pirozzolo
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10692
IN SENATE
September 9, 2026
Introduced by Sen. CHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to the disclosure of artificial intelligence use in floor statements and debate by members of the legislature
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "compulsory artificial narrative disclosure for official rhetoric (CANDOR) act".
§ 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to read as follows:
§ 7-h. Disclosure of artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence-generated speech. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, and that uses machine- and human-based inputs to perceive real and virtual environments, abstract such perceptions into models through analysis in an automated manner, and use model inference to formulate options for information or action. This definition includes but is not limited to systems that use machine learning, large language model, natural language processing, and computer vision technologies, including generative artificial intelligence.
(b) "Generative artificial intelligence" means a class of artificial intelligence models that are self-supervised and emulate the structure and characteristics of input data to generate derived synthetic content, including, but not limited to, images, videos, audio, text, and other digital content.
2. Any member of the state senate or state assembly that rises to speak, read a statement, or enter comments into the official legislative record, where such remarks were drafted in whole or in part by artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence, shall, prior to delivering said remarks, verbally state a standard disclosure.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16109-01-6
3. The verbal disclosure required under subdivision two of this section shall be delivered clearly and prominently and shall conform substantially to the following format: "The following remarks contain approximately (insert percentage) percent of artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence generated text. I hereby announce that these upcoming words are not the product of my own organic intellect, independent thought, or cognitive labor, but are instead derived from artificial intelligence sources."
4. Failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of this section shall result in an immediate point of order, and the non-compliant member's remarks shall be marked in the official record with a permanent digital watermark reading: "WARNING: High Probability of Automated Plagiarism; Content Lacks Proven Human Origin."
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to the disclosure of artificial intelligence use in floor statements and debate by members of the legislature
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
To compel members of the New York State Legislature to display the same academic honesty required of an average eighth-grader, ensuring the public knows whether floor speeches represent actual human intent.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS::
Section one includes the title the "compulsory artificial narrative disclosure for official rhetoric (CANDOR) act."
Section two adds a new section 7-h to the legislative law to require members of the state senate or state assembly to disclose, prior to delivering remarks, the percentage of a floor statement or comments entered into the official legislative record that were drafted in whole or in part by artificial intelligence. Failure to comply with these requirements shall result in an immediate point of order and the remarks shall be marked in the official record with a permanent digital water- mark reading: "WARNING: High Probability of Automated Plagiarism; Content Lacks Proven Human Origin."
Section three included the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rightfully come under immense scrutiny across New York State. The state legislature has aggressively legislated transparency in political campaign advertising, forced commercial adver- tisers to flag "synthetic performers," and mandated that journalists disclose computer-generated text. Meanwhile, our public school systems are actively combating an epidemic of Al-generated plagiarism, punishing students who attempt to pass off algorithmic prose as original thought.
Yet, during recent legislative sessions, a curious phenomenon has taken hold of the Capitol. Countless legislators have suddenly developed an unprecedented, flawless eloquence. Members who previously struggled with syntax are now reading sweeping, grammatically pristine manifestos directly from their mobile devices. It begs the question, are these statements the product of generative AI.
If New York is to remain a national leader in technological governance, elected officials must lead by example. We cannot penalize children for cheating on essays while allowing lawmakers to plagiarize entire floor debates from a generated script. Because generative AI is completely incapable of independent thought, the public has a right to know the precise percentage of a speech that represents an actual human brain at work. The CANDOR Act restores trust that our legislators' words are their own.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:: A11684
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
Immediately.
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