Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer
Summary
Provides for the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by a county, city, town, village, school district, board of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension board, district corporation, the state university of New York, the city university of New York, or community college; amends the effectiveness thereof.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Signed Feb 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly Jan 21, 2026
How they voted
55–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 61
Jan 21, 2026
D
Democratic39
89% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 13, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.86
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristen Gonzalez
DDemocratic/Working Families
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