2025-2026 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
- S4276Senate
Protect Digital Privacy Rights
The Digital Fairness Act creates new consumer data privacy rights, restricts biometric data use, regulates targeted advertising, and sets rules for government use of automated decision systems in…
Impact 9 · Transformational·21% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage21% - A5827Assembly
Protect Data Privacy Rights
This bill would establish comprehensive consumer data privacy rights in New York, set oversight and enforcement mechanisms, and create a victims relief fund.
Impact 9 · Transformational·18% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage18% - A9654Assembly
Ban AI Discrimination
The New York Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act establishes comprehensive regulations and civil rights protections regarding the development, deployment, and use of AI algorithms, including…
Impact 9 · Transformational·16% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage16% - S10415Senate
Create Emerging Technology Office
This bill creates the Office of Emerging Technology to advise, coordinate, and oversee state policy and regulation of new technologies in New York.
Impact 9 · Transformational·16% to pass
Impact9/10TransformationalPassage16% Regulate Big AI Models
The RAISE Act requires large AI developers in New York to implement, disclose, and maintain safety protocols for high-risk "frontier" AI models, with penalties for violations.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawLimit AI in Government Decisions
This bill requires New York government agencies to disclose and assess their use of automated decision-making tools and AI, and prohibits negative impacts on public employees' rights or jobs.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawBan Algorithmic Rent Setting
This bill prohibits landlords from using algorithmic pricing tools to coordinate rental prices or lease terms with other landlords.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawProtect Health Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict protections and regulations for the processing and sharing of individuals' health information by businesses.
Impact 8 · Significant·48% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage48%Regulate AI to Prevent Bias
The New York Artificial Intelligence Act establishes comprehensive regulations, audits, reporting, and anti-discrimination requirements for high-risk AI systems, including whistleblower protections…
Impact 8 · Significant·47% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage47%Protect Health Data Privacy
The bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict rules for processing, selling, and safeguarding individuals' health information by private entities.
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
Protect Health Privacy
This bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict protections and regulations for the processing and sharing of individuals' health information by businesses.
Impact 8 · Significant·48% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage48%Regulate AI to Prevent Bias
The New York Artificial Intelligence Act establishes comprehensive regulations, audits, reporting, and anti-discrimination requirements for high-risk AI systems, including whistleblower protections…
Impact 8 · Significant·47% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage47%Protect Health Data Privacy
The bill creates the New York Health Information Privacy Act, establishing strict rules for processing, selling, and safeguarding individuals' health information by private entities.
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%Require Government Cybersecurity Logins
This bill requires New York governmental entities to implement multifactor authentication and encrypted websites, with privacy protections for biometric data.
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%Require AI Data Disclosure
This bill requires developers of generative AI models to publicly disclose information about the training data used, with certain exemptions, and mandates disclosure to employees whose data is used…
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%Protect Biometric Data Privacy
This bill establishes the Biometric Identifier Privacy Act, regulating the collection, use, retention, and disclosure of biometric data by private entities, and provides enforcement mechanisms and…
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%Require AI Content Labels
The Stop Deepfakes Act requires AI content creators to include provenance data on synthetic digital content and mandates preservation of this data on social media, with enforcement by the Attorney…
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%Protect News from AI
The New York FAIR News Act requires news organizations to disclose and regulate AI-generated content, protect journalistic jobs, and safeguard sources.
Impact 8 · Significant·45% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage45%
Recently signed or vetoed
Require Baby Monitor Warnings
This bill requires baby monitors sold in New York to have security features and warning labels about internet connection risks.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into lawBan Unsafe AI for Minors
This bill prohibits AI chatbot features considered unsafe for minors in New York and establishes enforcement, liability, and compliance requirements.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawDisclose AI Hiring Tools
This bill updates laws to regulate and disclose the use of AI and automated employment tools by New York public entities, protecting employee rights.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawRegulate Big AI Models
The RAISE Act requires large AI developers in New York to implement, disclose, and maintain safety protocols for high-risk "frontier" AI models, with penalties for violations.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawRequire Social Media Warning Labels
This bill requires social media platforms with addictive features to display state-designed mental health warning labels to users in New York.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawLimit AI in Government Decisions
This bill requires New York government agencies to disclose and assess their use of automated decision-making tools and AI, and prohibits negative impacts on public employees' rights or jobs.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into lawProtect Health Privacy Data
This bill establishes the New York Health Information Privacy Act, creating new protections and requirements for handling individuals’ health information by businesses.
Impact 8 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeVetoedBan Algorithmic Rent Setting
This bill prohibits landlords from using algorithmic pricing tools to coordinate rental prices or lease terms with other landlords.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law