# New York S 8831: Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer

New York S 8831, Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-13 (SIGNED CHAP.86) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8831
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-13, SIGNED CHAP.86
- Sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public workers gain protections against AI cuts: benefit, medium. Covered New York public employers cannot use artificial intelligence to cause job loss or cut current employees’ wages, benefits, or non-overtime hours. The law also protects bargaining rights, union relationships, civil service status, and bargaining unit membership. Employers cannot move protecte…
- Public employment tools face disclosure rules: mixed, low. Coverage expands beyond state agencies to local governments, school districts, cooperative and county vocational education boards, and public colleges. Covered entities using automated employment decision tools must post website lists, when feasible, by December 30 after the section takes effect an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 55 | 1 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 139 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-13: SIGNED CHAP.86 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-01-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.51 (House)
- 2026-01-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9487 (House)
- 2026-01-21: REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (House)
- 2026-01-21: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.46 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8831)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8831)

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- [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8831-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).