Senate Bill S8214

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to registration of certain companies whose primary business purpose is related to artificial intelligence

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8214 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §§20 & 20-a, Gen Bus L

2023-S8214 - Summary

Requires the registration of certain companies whose primary business purpose is related to artificial intelligence as evidenced by their NAIC code.

2023-S8214 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8214 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8214
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  the
   registration  of  certain  companies whose primary business purpose is
   related to artificial intelligence
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2-A to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 2-A
         REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANIES
 
 SECTION 20.   REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
         20-A. PENALTIES.
   §  20.  REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL
 REQUIRE THE BIENNIAL REGISTRATION OF ANY COMPANY,  PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY  OR CORPORATION WHOSE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSI-
 FICATION SYSTEM (NAIC) CODE IS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) 541512;
   (B) 334220; OR
   (C) 511210.
   2. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY BUSINESS LOCATED IN THIS  STATE  OR
 WHICH SELLS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN THIS STATE.
   3.  THE  SECRETARY  OF STATE SHALL IMPOSE A FEE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
 FOR EACH BIANNUAL REGISTRATION.
   § 20-A. PENALTIES. A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PUNISHABLE  BY
 A FINE OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 MAY  SEEK AN INJUNCTION TO BAR ANY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABIL-
 ITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION WHICH KNOWINGLY FAILS TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO
 THIS ARTICLE FROM  OPERATING  OR  SELLING  ANY  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE
 PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TEN YEARS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S8214A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §§20 & 20-a, Gen Bus L

2023-S8214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the registration of certain companies whose primary business purpose is related to artificial intelligence as evidenced by their NAIC code.

2023-S8214A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8214--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
   registration of certain companies whose primary  business  purpose  is
   related to artificial intelligence
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2-A to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 2-A
         REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANIES
 
 SECTION 20.   REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
         20-A. PENALTIES.
   § 20. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE  SHALL
 REQUIRE  THE  BIENNIAL REGISTRATION OF ANY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED
 LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION WHOSE NORTH AMERICAN  INDUSTRY  CLASSI-
 FICATION SYSTEM (NAIC) CODE IS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) 541512;
   (B) 334220; OR
   (C) 513210.
   2.  THIS  SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY BUSINESS LOCATED IN THIS STATE OR
 WHICH SELLS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN THIS STATE.
   3. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL IMPOSE A FEE OF  TWO  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 FOR EACH BIANNUAL REGISTRATION.
   §  20-A. PENALTIES. A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
 A FINE OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 MAY SEEK AN INJUNCTION TO BAR ANY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED  LIABIL-
 ITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION WHICH KNOWINGLY FAILS TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO
 THIS  ARTICLE  FROM  OPERATING  OR  SELLING  ANY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
 PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TEN YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
              

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