New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety): requirements, deadlines and compliance actions
New York Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S.6953-B / A.6453-B, signed December 2025)
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In brief
The New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) is a binding act of New York (United States), issued by New York State Legislature. It was adopted on 19 December 2025 and applies from 1 January 2027. Large frontier-model developers whose models are available in New York; not deployers of ordinary AI systems.
- Jurisdiction
- New York (United States)
- Instrument type
- Act / statute
- Status
- Adopted
- Legal force
- Binding
- Issuing body
- New York State Legislature
- Adopted
- 19 December 2025
- Applies from
- 1 January 2027
- Official source
- New York State Senate: bill S6953
- Verification
- Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026
What is the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety)?
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.
Status note: Signed by the Governor in December 2025 with chapter amendments agreed to align with California SB 53; effective date reported as 1 January 2027. Confirm the final text and date on the Senate website before relying on it.
Who does it apply to?
Large frontier-model developers whose models are available in New York; not deployers of ordinary AI systems.
- Sectors
- Cross-sector / all sectors
- AI use cases
- Generative AI and foundation models
- Risk categories
- Systemic-risk general-purpose model
- AI system types
- General-purpose AI model
When do the requirements apply?
2025-06-12: passed Legislature; 2025-12-19: signed with agreed chapter amendments; 2027-01-01: reported effective date.
Signing and effective dates reported in press coverage; verify against the enrolled chapter text.
Official sources
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New York State Senate: bill S6953
New York State Senate · 19 Dec 2025 · Tier 1 source
Cite this record
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety)” [AIPT-POL-0225, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0225 (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Cite the official text alongside it: New York State Senate: bill S6953, New York State Senate, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6953/amendment/B.
BibTeX
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- — New York signs the chapter amendment that rewrites the RAISE Act
- — New York signs the RAISE Act on frontier-model safety
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Record history
No change to this record's tracked fields has been recorded since 15 October 2026, when field-level history began.
Record version 1: Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text. Every earlier wording is in the GitHub repository.
Frequently asked questions
Is the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) in force?
Not yet. The New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) has been adopted (19 December 2025) and applies from 1 January 2027.
Is the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) legally binding?
Yes. The New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) is a binding act / statute; the obligations it creates are legal requirements for the actors it covers.
Who does the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) apply to?
Large frontier-model developers whose models are available in New York; not deployers of ordinary AI systems.
When does the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety) apply?
2025-06-12: passed Legislature; 2025-12-19: signed with agreed chapter amendments; 2027-01-01: reported effective date.
Where is the official text of the New York RAISE Act (frontier model safety)?
The official text is published by New York State Senate at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6953/amendment/B (New York State Senate: bill S6953). This record links to it and is checked against it.
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