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AI regulation in New York (United States)

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 (United States) has 3 recorded AI policy instruments, 3 of them binding and 2 in force. NYC Local Law 144 enforced since July 2023; RAISE Act enacted December 2025 (effective 2027); DFS guidance for regulated entities. Regulators include NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, New York State Department of Financial Services.

Type
State
Region
Americas
Instruments recorded
3
Binding instruments
3
In force
2
Obligations recorded
5
Regulators
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, New York State Department of Financial Services
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AI policy updates for New York
Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

New York City's Local Law 144 of 2021 (enforced since 5 July 2023) requires bias audits and notices for automated employment decision tools used to hire or promote in the city. At state level, New York enacted the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act in December 2025 imposing safety-protocol and incident-reporting duties on developers of frontier models, with amendments to align with California's SB 53, and a 2025 law requiring disclosure of AI companion safeguards. The Department of Financial Services issued a 2024 letter on AI cybersecurity risks.

What is the current regulatory status?

NYC Local Law 144 enforced since July 2023; RAISE Act enacted December 2025 (effective 2027); DFS guidance for regulated entities.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools); New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.

Key policy instruments

New York (United States) Act / statute In force Binding

NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools)

New York City Local Law 144 of 2021 on Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and DCWP implementing rules

Employers and employment agencies may not use an automated employment decision tool to screen candidates or employees for hiring or promotion in New York City unless the tool has had an independent bias audit within the past year, a summary of the audit results is published, and candidates receive at least ten business days' notice of the tool's use, the job qualifications assessed, and how to request an alternative process or accommodation. The bias audit calculates selection and scoring impact ratios by sex, race/ethnicity and intersectional categories. Enforcement began 5 July 2023.

Applies from 5 Jul 2023 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source
New York (United States) Act / statute In force Binding

New York AI companion safeguards

New York AI companion safeguards (General Business Law Article 47, sections 1700-1701)

Operators of AI companions must have a protocol to detect and respond to suicidal ideation and self-harm, and must tell users they are talking to AI at the start of a session and at least every three hours.

In force 5 Nov 2025 Pending review (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source
New York (United States) Act / statute Adopted Binding

New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety)

New York Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S.6953-B / A.6453-B, signed December 2025)

The RAISE Act requires large developers of frontier AI models (defined by training compute and revenue thresholds) to publish and follow a safety and security protocol, report critical safety incidents to the state within a set period, not deploy models that create unreasonable risk of critical harm, and submit to Attorney General enforcement with civil penalties; the chapter amendments create a state oversight office and align definitions with California's Transparency in Frontier AI Act.

Applies from 1 Jan 2027 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for New York (United States)
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools) Act / statute In force Binding Official
New York AI companion safeguards Act / statute In force Binding Official
New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) Act / statute Adopted Binding Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools) adopted
  2. · NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools) entered into force
  3. · NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools) applies from this date
  4. · New York AI companion safeguards entered into force
  5. · New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) adopted
  6. upcoming · New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) applies from this date

No future deadlines are recorded for New York; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: New York feed · how it works

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
  3. Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Automated Employment Decision Tools (Local Law 144 of 2021)
    NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection · 2023-07-05 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in New York (United States)”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-new-york (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX 
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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in New York (United States)}},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-new-york}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-new-york},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does New York (United States) have an AI law?

Yes. 2 binding instruments are in force: NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools); New York AI companion safeguards.

Who regulates AI in New York (United States)?

NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (Enforces Local Law 144 on automated employment decision tools); New York State Department of Financial Services (Cybersecurity and AI guidance for regulated financial entities).

What is the status of AI regulation in New York (United States)?

NYC Local Law 144 enforced since July 2023; RAISE Act enacted December 2025 (effective 2027); DFS guidance for regulated entities.

What is binding and what is only guidance in New York (United States)?

Binding: NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment decision tools); New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.

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