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New YorkS 88312025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer

Sponsored By: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic)

Became Law

RULESSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

AI cannot replace school and college staff

Public K–12 schools, BOCES, county vocational boards, SUNY, CUNY, and community colleges cannot use AI to fire or displace staff. They cannot use AI to cut non-overtime hours, pay, or benefits. They also cannot move current duties from employees to an AI system. The law keeps your union rights, bargaining-unit membership, and civil service status.

AI cannot replace state and local workers

State and local public employers cannot use AI to fire or displace employees. They cannot use AI to cut hours, pay, or benefits or weaken union rights. The law keeps your civil service status and bargaining-unit membership.

Public employers must list AI hiring tools

Covered public employers that use automated hiring tools must post a list on their websites. They must name each tool, when use began, and what it does. The list is due by the next December 30 after this section takes effect, and then every year. It applies to counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, BOCES, vocational boards, district corporations, SUNY, CUNY, and community colleges.

State rolls back 2025 AI oversight rules

The law repeals prior statewide rules on automated decisions by agencies. It removes Article 5 of the state technology law, section 103-f of that law, education law section 115, and the 2025 chapter’s related amendments. Agencies and schools no longer follow those repealed requirements.

These AI rules end July 1, 2028

The act takes effect now, but most sections start on the same date as the related 2025 law. All of these rules end on July 1, 2028. When the act ends, its civil service changes also end.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kristen Gonzalez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 75 • No: 1

Senate vote • 1/21/2026

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 55 • No: 1

committee vote • 1/12/2026

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.86

    2/13/2026Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    2/13/2026Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    1/21/2026House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/21/2026House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.51

    1/21/2026House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A9487

    1/21/2026House

  7. REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    1/21/2026House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/21/2026Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    1/21/2026Senate

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.46

    1/12/2026Senate

  11. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/8/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/8/2026

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