A 6540 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on certain content made available by the provider

Summary
Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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A6540D A6540E · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand its scope by adding a new sponsor and including a specific definition for 'synthetic content creations systems.' The technical requirements for provenance data were relaxed to allow alternative methods beyond the strict C2PA standard, and the definition of hosting platforms was clarified to exclude cloud services used solely at the direction of others.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include a new definition for 'synthetic content creations systems' and clarified the exclusions for cloud computing platforms to prevent overreach.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new sponsor, Assemblymember Durso, to the list of bill sponsors.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'synthetic content creations system' to clarify that it refers to AI systems capable of generating wholly synthetic content.

Clarified the definition of 'synthetic content creations system hosting platform' to explicitly exclude cloud computing platforms or services that make systems available solely at the direction of others.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the provenance data requirements to allow for alternative methods similar to the C2PA standard, rather than mandating only that specific standard.

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Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
7
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6540E
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6540D
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 6540C
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6540B
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6540A
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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