A 6545 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals

This bill requires chatbot operators (proprietors) to prevent their AI systems from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors, lawyers, or therapists when providing advice or taking actions that would be illegal if done by a human. Proprietors must clearly disclose to users that they are interacting with an AI chatbot in the same language and readable font size as the chatbot's interface, and cannot avoid liability by merely stating this fact. If a chatbot causes harm through such impersonation, affected individuals can sue for actual damages, plus attorney fees if the violation was willful. The law specifically targets chatbots offering professional advice, excluding basic tools like spellcheck or payment processors.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

A6545B → A6545C · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to strengthen protections against AI impersonation by adding a 'knowingly' requirement for operators, creating a new exemption for cases where users intentionally bypass safety features, and clarifying the definition of a chatbot. These changes aim to balance strict liability for operators with realistic enforcement against malicious user behavior.

Scope change

The scope of liability was narrowed slightly by adding a specific defense for operators when users intentionally circumvent safety measures.

REQUIREMENT

Added the word 'knowingly' to the prohibition against allowing chatbots to impersonate professionals, requiring proof of intent rather than just negligence.

Introduced a new provision exempting operators from liability if a user intentionally circumvents the chatbot's terms of service or safety safeguards to cause impersonation.

DEFINITION

Adjusted the definition of 'chatbot' to explicitly include voice commands alongside text messages.

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Committee

Amendments

May 28, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6545C

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

lower

May 13, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

lower

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6545B

lower

May 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6545A

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

1 primary · 36 co-sponsors