New York A 8962: Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

Status: PRINT NUMBER 8962B (as of 2026-05-29)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8962

Sponsors: Nily Rozic, Alex Bores, Andrew Hevesi, Anna Kelles, Catalina Cruz, Chris Burdick, Diana Moreno, Didi Barrett, Doug Smith, Emily Gallagher, George Alvarez, Grace Lee, Jerett Gandolfo, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Jo Anne Simon, Joe DeStefano, Jonathan Rivera, Karen McMahon, Kwani O'Pharrow, MaryJane Shimsky, Matthew Slater, Micah Lasher, Michael Durso, Patrick Burke, Patrick J. Carroll

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A08962 Summary:

BILL NOA08962B

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SAME ASSAME AS S08451-B

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SPONSORRozic

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COSPNSRKelles, Lasher, Carroll P, Gonzalez-Rojas, Carroll R, Bores, Kay, Shimsky, Steck, Shrestha, Cruz,
 Simone, Hevesi, Kassay, DeStefano, Schiavoni, McMahon, Rivera, Lee, Moreno, O'Pharrow, Colton,
 Slater, Simon, Barrett, Gallagher, Gandolfo, Smith, Alvarez, Burdick, Durso, Burke, Stern, Torres

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 48 &sect;&sect;1800 - 1803, Gen Bus L

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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.

Go to top A08962 Actions:

BILL NOA08962B

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08/13/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

12/19/2025amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

12/19/2025print number 8962a

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/29/2026amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

05/29/2026print number 8962b

06/04/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/05/2026reported referred to rules

06/05/2026reported 

06/05/2026rules report cal.572

06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.572

06/05/2026substituted by s8451b

&nbspS08451 AMEND=B FAHY

&nbsp07/07/2025REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp05/28/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp05/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 8451A

&nbsp06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 8451B

&nbsp06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1635

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp06/05/2026substituted for a8962b

&nbsp06/05/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.572

&nbsp06/05/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/05/2026returned to senate

Go to topA08962 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/05/2026AYE/NAY:31/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoExcused

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenExcused

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/05/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08962 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08962 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8962--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, KELLES, LASHER, P. CARROLL, GONZALEZ-RO-
 JAS, R. CARROLL, BORES, KAY, SHIMSKY, STECK, SHRESTHA, CRUZ, SIMONE,
 HEVESI, KASSAY, DeSTEFANO, SCHIAVONI, McMAHON, RIVERA, LEE, MORENO,
 O'PHARROW, COLTON, SLATER, SIMON, BARRETT, GALLAGHER, GANDOLFO, SMITH,
 ALVAREZ, BURDICK, DURSO, BURKE -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
 Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the
 "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR)
 news act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York fundamental ar

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