Bill A 1434 creates a new monthly excise tax on commercial data collectors for gathering consumer data from New York residents. This tax applies to for-profit entities that collect information on more than one million individual New York consumers per month, excluding basic contact or transaction-related credit card details. The tax rate is tiered, increasing progressively based on the number of New York consumers whose data is collected beyond the one-million threshold. The bill also defines "consumer data" and "New York consumer," and allows for a tax credit if an identical tax is paid to another state for the same consumer.
This bill, the "Responsible AI Safety and Education Act" (RAISE Act), regulates large artificial intelligence (AI) developers who train or use "frontier models" - defined as models requiring over $100 million in computing costs or 10^26 computational operations. It directly affects commercial AI companies (excluding academic researchers) by requiring them to implement safety protocols, conduct risk testing, and report incidents like unauthorized model access or misuse. Key provisions mandate documented safety measures to prevent "critical harm" (defined as serious injury to 100+ people or $1 billion+ in property damage), with remedies for violations. The law also creates specific definitions for terms like "frontier model," "safety incident," and "knowledge distillation" (modified AI models), ensuring clarity for compliance.
Enacts the "NYS net neutrality protection act"; relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; prohibits the purchase of internet services from a non-net neutral source of internet services; requires certain disclosures by internet providers.
This bill establishes the ConnectAll deployment program to provide state grant funding for broadband infrastructure in non-competitive locations - areas with only one wired or fixed wireless provider offering high-speed internet. It requires funded projects to deliver minimum speeds of 100 Mbps download/20 Mbps upload (or higher), unless waived, and prioritizes applicants committed to high-speed service (1 Gbps) without data caps or content throttling. Eligible applicants include local governments, tribes, or community organizations that demonstrate financial, technical, and safety compliance, plus detailed workforce plans for local hiring. The program targets unserved or underserved areas while ensuring projects meet federal safety and labor standards.
This is a symbolic resolution (not a bill) requesting Governor Hochul to declare June 2025 as "Internet Safety Month" in New York, aligning with the existing National Internet Safety Month. It does not create new laws or policies but asks the Governor to issue a proclamation raising public awareness about online safety issues. The resolution cites statistics on cyberbullying, elder fraud, and online risks to justify the awareness effort. It directly affects all New Yorkers by encouraging broader public attention to online safety practices. The Assembly adopted this resolution on June 12, 2025, but the Governor’s proclamation would be required for it to take effect.
Establishes the artificial intelligence training data transparency act requiring developers of generative artificial intelligence models or services to post on the developer's website information regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence model or service, including a high-level summary of the datasets used in the development of such system or service.
S 1339 authorizes broadband providers to operate in cities with over one million residents by requiring them to pay cities for using public rights-of-way (like streets and sidewalks). It sets a compensation formula based on the length of lines installed, calculated using 2012 cable franchise fees in each county, while allowing cities to use existing franchise agreements instead of the standard rate. The bill directly affects broadband companies operating in large cities (such as New York City) and the cities themselves, which gain a standardized payment mechanism for infrastructure use. Key provisions include credit for prior payments and flexibility for cities to adopt requirements supporting universal service and public safety. This is a substantive policy change, not a procedural measure.
Requires state units to purchase a product or service that is or contains an algorithmic decision system that adheres to responsible artificial intelligence standards; specifies content included in responsible artificial intelligence standards; requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to adopt certain regulations; alters the definition of unlawful discriminatory practice to include acts performed through algorithmic decision systems.
Requires governmental entities to, whenever possible and feasible, consider implementing multifactor authentication for local and remote network access; requires public websites to encrypt all exchanges and to comply with privacy standards.
This bill requires retailers to post clear warning signs at all entrances if they track customers using cell phones, cameras, or other electronic devices that collect personal data. The signs must inform shoppers how to opt out of tracking and apply to all retailers using such technology for data collection. Retailers violating this rule face civil penalties: $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second, and $500 for each subsequent violation. The law explicitly excludes security cameras solely for store safety, focusing only on tracking for data collection purposes.
