A 8962 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

Summary

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Aug 13, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026

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A8962A → A8962B · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly revised to expand the number of sponsoring legislators and restructure the legislation's internal organization. The most substantive change is the renaming of the new article from '42-A' to '48', which alters the legal citation for the new rules. Additionally, the bill's title was slightly modified to remove the word 'civil rights', and the definition of 'artificial intelligence' was updated to reference an existing state law section rather than defining it from scratch.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding which news organizations must comply remains unchanged, but the legal article number under which the rules are codified changed from Article 42-A to Article 48.

SCOPE

The bill was renumbered to add a new Article 48 instead of Article 42-A, changing the legal citation for the new requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

The title of the act was changed from the 'FAIR news act' to the 'New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act', and the word 'civil rights' was removed from the description of laws being amended.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'artificial intelligence' was changed to refer to an existing state law section (1420) instead of providing a standalone definition.

REQUIREMENT

The list of sponsoring legislators was expanded significantly to include many additional Assembly members.

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Amendments

Jun 5, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8962B

lower

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Dec 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8962A

lower

Dec 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Aug 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors