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New York signs the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety

Concerns New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety)

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

New York signs the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety. Recorded for New York (United States) on 19 December 2025. It concerns the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety). Afterwards the instrument is recorded as adopted. In practice: Frontier-model developers serving New York should align safety documentation with California SB 53 to satisfy both laws; verify the enrolled chapter text.

Date
19 December 2025
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
New York State Senate

What changed?

The Governor signed the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act with agreed amendments aligning it to California SB 53, requiring large frontier developers to publish safety protocols and report critical incidents, reportedly effective 1 January 2027.

What does it mean in practice?

Frontier-model developers serving New York should align safety documentation with California SB 53 to satisfy both laws; verify the enrolled chapter text.

Official source

S6953-BNew York State Senate · 19 Dec 2025

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “New York signs the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety” [AIPT-CHG-0120, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0120 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Cite the official text alongside it: S6953-B, New York State Senate, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6953/amendment/B.

BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_newyorksignstheraiseacto,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{New York signs the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-12-19-new-york-raise-act-signed}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-12-19-new-york-raise-act-signed},
  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
}

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