New York S 8706: Relates to providing for the remote conduct of certain practices and procedures relating to board meetings

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S08706 Summary:

BILL NOS08706B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09581-B

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §201-j, Lab L

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Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use for the previous year; requires the department of labor to file an annual report on the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use in the state; establishes penalties for covered business that fail to submit such reports.

Go to top S08706 Actions:

BILL NOS08706B

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

01/15/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 8706A

04/22/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

04/22/2026PRINT NUMBER 8706B

04/28/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1386

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9581B

&nbspA09581 AMEND=B Bronson

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to labor

&nbsp02/06/2026amend (t) and recommit to labor

&nbsp02/06/2026print number 9581a

&nbsp04/22/2026amend and recommit to labor

&nbsp04/22/2026print number 9581b

&nbsp04/28/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp05/20/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/03/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/03/2026reported 

&nbsp06/03/2026rules report cal.411

&nbsp06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.411

&nbsp06/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/03/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/03/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8706B

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1386

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8706--B

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring covered busi-
 nesses to submit annual reports on the impact of artificial intelli-
 gence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-j to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 201-j. Artificial intelligence impact assessments. 1. Definition.
 4 For purposes of this section, "covered business" shall mean a business
 5 entity doing business in the state and: (a) employs more than fifty
 6 people; or (b) is a publicly traded entity.
 7 2. Reporting requirement. On or before March first of every year, a
 8 covered business shall report to the department regarding the impact of
 9 artificial intelligence on its hiring and the nature of its artificial
 10 intelligence use in the calendar year ending the preceding December
 11 thirty-first. Such report shall include:
 12 (a) Employment data, including but not limited to:
 13 (i) An estimate of the number of employees displaced, or whose hours
 14 have been reduced, due in full or in part to use of artificial intelli-
 15 gence;
 16 (ii) An estimate of the number of employees hired, or whose hours have
 17 been increased, due in full or in part to use of artificial intelli-
 18 gence; and
 19 (iii) An estimate of the number of positions previously filled that
 20 the covered business has decided not to fill due in full or in part to
 21 use of artificial intelligence; and
 22 (b) Information on the nature of artificial intelligence usage,
 23 including but not limited to:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14332-05-6

 S. 8706--B 2

 1 (i) Descriptions of the objectives of the use of artificial intelli-
 2 gence;
 3 (ii) Information regarding any human oversight of artificial intelli-
 4 gence;
 5 (iii)