NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6301

Senate Bill S6301

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 10, 2025	referred to internet and technology

2025-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3361
Current Committee:: Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:: State Technology

2025-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; repeals such commission.

2025-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6301

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act creating a temporary state commission to study and investigate
how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and
providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to
regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 officially creates the commission and addresses the issues to
be studied, Section 2 discusses who will make up the commission and what
their responsibilities shall be. Amended. Amended version included
appointees from CUNY and SUNY. Section 3 says the commission shall
receive no compensation for their services. Section 4 gives the commis-
sion the authority to conduct hearings. Section 5 requires a report be

submitted no later than 30 days following the effective date of the act.
Section 6 says it will take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2020.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In society and in New York State, artificial intelligence is becoming
more ubiquitous. From targeted advertising on the Internet, bots on
social media, smart cars, smartphones to human-like reasoning; the
relationship between machine and human is changing. Artificial intelli-
gence is the intelligence displayed by. Machine. In computer science,
artificial intelligence research is defined as the study of "intelligent
agents" any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that
maximize its chance of success at some goal. New York State and the
United States of America should lead in the development, implementation
and responsible policy with artificial intelligence. Currently in New
York State, laws govern the conduct of humans, and sometimes the
machines that humans use, such as drones, phones and cars. As artificial
intelligence, however, advances and becomes more humanlike and requires
less or no human input or intervention, who is responsible for any laws
that are violated by the AI? Should the state restrict certain uses of
Al such as weaponry, protection of privacy, protection of confidential
information, the protection of bodily harm? The need for a properly
guided policy regime is Paramount. We must not interfere with the
progress of innovation, yet we must protect New York society from illic-
it and dangerous uses of artificial intelligence

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective Immediately

2025-S6301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6301
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN ACT creating a temporary state commission to  study  and  investigate
   how  to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York
 state artificial intelligence, robotics and automation commission (here-
 inafter "commission"), is hereby created  to  study  and  make  determi-
 nations on issues including but not limited to:
   (a)  current law within this state addressing artificial intelligence,
 robotics and automation;
   (b) comparative state policies that have aided in creating a regulato-
 ry structure for artificial intelligence, robotics and  automation,  and
 whether such measures would be similarly effective in this state;
   (c) criminal and civil liability regarding violations of law caused by
 entities equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics and automation;
   (d)  the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation on
 employment in this state;
   (e) the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation  on
 the acquiring and disclosure of confidential information;
   (f)  potential  restrictions  on  the  use of artificial intelligence,
 robotics and automation in weaponry;
   (g) the potential impact on the technology industry of any  regulatory
 measures proposed by this study; and
   (h)  public  sector applications of artificial intelligence and cogni-
 tive technologies.
   § 2. The commission shall consist of fourteen members to be  appointed
 as  follows:  five  shall  be  appointed  by  the governor; two shall be
 appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06931-01-5

 S. 6301                             2
 
 ity leader of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker  of  the
 assembly  and  one  by the minority leader of the assembly; one shall be
 appointed by the attorney general of the state of New York; one shall be
 appointed by the chancellor of the state university of New York; and one
 shall be appointed by the chancellor of the city university of New York.
 The  members  of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the offi-
 cial making the appointment of such member.  Vacancies in the membership
 of the commission shall be filled in the manner  provided  for  original
 appointments. Membership on the commission shall not constitute a public
 office.  A  chairperson  and vice-chairperson of the commission shall be
 elected by a majority of its members, all members being present.
   § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
   §  4.  The  commission  may  conduct  any hearings or take any written
 testimony as it deems necessary, and shall take all other  steps  neces-
 sary  to  provide  a  thorough  analysis  of  all  issues related to the
 provisions listed in section one of this act.
   § 5. The commission shall issue a final report no  later  than  thirty
 days prior to the expiration of this act. The commission shall issue its
 report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
 of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority
 leader of the senate.
   §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2026.

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