S 7599 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to automated decision-making by government agencies

Summary

Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decision-making tools utilized by governmental agencies.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Apr 23, 2025 Signed Dec 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

S7599B → S7599C · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from version B to version C, reflecting legislative progress through committee reports and amendments. The most substantive change is the addition of new sponsors (Cleare, Harckham, Persaud, Sanders, Webb) to the original sponsors (Gonzalez, Liu, Salazar), indicating broader legislative support. The bill's core provisions regarding automated decision-making tools, meaningful human review, and impact assessments remain substantively unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only sponsorship and procedural history were updated.

ELIGIBILITY

Five new sponsors (Cleare, Harckham, Persaud, Sanders, Webb) were added to the bill, expanding the coalition of legislators supporting the legislation.

TIMELINE

Procedural status was updated to reflect the bill was ordered to a third reading and amended again, indicating it has progressed further through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and line number adjustments were made throughout the document, including renumbering of sections and page numbers.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly Jun 16, 2025

How they voted

59–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 19, 2025

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.711

upper

Jun 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7599C

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED 7599B

upper

May 30, 2025

Introduced

AMENDED (T) 7599A

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors