S 934 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires warnings on generative artificial intelligence systems

Summary

Requires the owner, licensee or operator of a generative artificial intelligence system to conspicuously display a notice on the system's user interface that is reasonably calculated to consistently apprise the user that the outputs of the generative artificial intelligence system may be inaccurate.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

S934 → S934A · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand the number of sponsoring senators and add committee reporting status. The core changes convert 'warnings' to 'notices' and significantly reduce civil penalties from $25 per user or $100,000 maximum to $1,000 per violation. The definition of generative AI was expanded to include videos and audio content.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include video and audio content in the definition of generative artificial intelligence systems, and the enforcement mechanism was modified to reduce penalties and change how violations are counted.

REQUIREMENT

Changed 'warnings' to 'notices' in the title and throughout the bill text

DEFINITION

Expanded generative AI definition to include videos and audio content

ENFORCEMENT

Reduced civil penalty from $25 per user or $100,000 maximum to $1,000 per violation

Changed violation counting from per user to per instance where notice is not provided

SCOPE

Added video and audio to the list of content types covered by generative AI

ELIGIBILITY

Added additional sponsoring senators to the bill introduction

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

60–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Mar 10, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican22

20 Yea 1 Nay 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 934A

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors