Assembly Bill A7656

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "respect electoral audiovisual legitimacy (REAL) act"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2025-A7656 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-106, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9054

2025-A7656 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits political communication containing any photo, video or audio depiction of a candidate created in whole or in part through the use of generative artificial intelligence.

2025-A7656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7656
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law,  in  relation to prohibiting the
   depiction of any candidate for elected office which is created through
   generative artificial intelligence

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "respect electoral audiovisual legitimacy (REAL) act".
   § 2. Section 14-106 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  (A)  NO  POLITICAL  COMMUNICATION  COVERED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
 CONTAIN ANY REALISTIC PHOTO, VIDEO OR AUDIO DEPICTION OF A CANDIDATE, OR
 PERSON  INTERACTING  WITH  A  CANDIDATE,  CONTAINING  ORIGINAL  MATERIAL
 CREATED  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN PART THROUGH THE USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL
 INTELLIGENCE.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
 LIGENCE" SHALL MEAN ANY TECHNOLOGY THAT ENGAGES IN ITS OWN LEARNING  AND
 DECISION-MAKING  TO GENERATE NEW DATA.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10521-01-5

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