S 8451 New York Senate · 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 passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Jul 7, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8451A → S8451B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from 'A' to 'B' and reorganized to insert a new 'Enforcement' section before the existing definitions. This change adds specific legal mechanisms for the Attorney General to seek injunctions and impose civil penalties for violations, while also updating the definition of 'Artificial intelligence' to reference an external state chapter.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a new Section 1803 granting the Attorney General authority to file lawsuits for injunctions and impose civil penalties of $1,000 for first offenses and $5,000 for subsequent ones.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'Artificial intelligence' to refer to an external legal definition in Section 1420, and removed the previous detailed definition of 'Automated employment decision-making tool'.

TECHNICAL

Reordered the bill text to place the Enforcement section before the Definitions section and updated the bill version number from A to B.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2026 · Assembly Jun 5, 2026

How they voted

53–7

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 4, 2026

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

15 Yea 7 Nay

68% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Jun 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8451B

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8451A

upper

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

Jul 7, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors