New York S 8459: Prohibits transcripts being made from video conference meetings by artificial intelligence without conspicuous disclosure during such meeting

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S08459 Summary:

BILL NOS08459 

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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Add §50-h, Civ Rts L

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Prohibits transcripts being made from video conference meetings by artificial intelligence without conspicuous disclosure during such meeting that such meeting may be transcribed by artificial intelligence.

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BILL NOS08459 

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07/16/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8459

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 July 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting tran-
 scripts being made from video conference meetings by artificial intel-
 ligence without conspicuous disclosure during such meeting

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 50-h to read as follows:
 3 § 50-h. Right to privacy; transcription. No person shall permit a
 4 video conference meeting to be transcribed by artificial intelligence
 5 without such meeting having a conspicuous disclosure during such meeting
 6 that every person who attended such meeting may have their words from
 7 such meeting transcribed by artificial intelligence.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 9 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13287-03-5

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