New York A 6540: Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on certain content made available by the provider

Status: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6540E (as of 2026-05-27)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6540

Sponsors: Alex Bores, Anna Kelles, Brian Cunningham, Emerita Torres, Larinda Hooks, Michael Durso, Monique Chandler-Waterman, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Steven Otis

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A06540 Summary:

BILL NOA06540E

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SAME ASSAME AS S06954-B

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SPONSORBores

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COSPNSRCunningham, Kelles, Forrest, Chandler-Waterman, Torres, Otis, Durso, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 45-C §§1550 - 1554, Gen Bus L

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Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available.

Go to top A06540 Actions:

BILL NOA06540E

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03/05/2025referred to science and technology

05/02/2025amend (t) and recommit to science and technology

05/02/2025print number 6540a

05/06/2025reported referred to codes

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

05/30/2025amend (t) and recommit to rules

05/30/2025print number 6540b

06/04/2025amend and recommit to rules 6540c

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.900

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.900

06/17/2025substituted by s6954a

&nbspS06954 AMEND=B GOUNARDES

&nbsp03/27/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp05/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.1509

&nbsp06/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp06/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/06/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6954A

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a6540c

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.900

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.432

&nbsp02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6954B

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/03/2026referred to codes

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a6540e

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading cal.163

&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.163

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 6540d

&nbsp05/27/2026amended on third reading 6540e

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted by s6954b

&nbsp&nbspS06954 AMEND=B GOUNARDES

&nbsp&nbsp03/27/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp&nbsp05/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.1509

&nbsp&nbsp06/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp&nbsp06/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp&nbsp06/06/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6954A

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025referred to codes

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a6540c

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.900

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

&nbsp&nbsp02/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.432

&nbsp&nbsp02/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp&nbsp03/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp&nbsp05/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6954B

&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026referred to codes

&nbsp&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a6540e

&nbsp&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading cal.163

&nbsp&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

Go to topA06540 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Chair:Otis 
DATE:05/06/2025AYE/NAY:9/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes OtisAyeBlumencranzAye

VanelAyeDursoAye

BurkeAye

ConradAye

GibbsAye

BoresAye

HooksAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezExcused

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

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