Title GBS, General Business

* § 1421. Transparency requirements. 1. A large frontier developer shall write, implement, comply with, and clearly and conspicuously publish on its internet website a frontier AI framework that applies to the large frontier developer's frontier models and describes in detail ho…

* § 1422. Reporting. 1. The office shall establish a mechanism to be used by a frontier developer or a member of the public to report a critical safety incident that includes all of the following: (a) the date of the critical safety incident; (b) the reasons the incident qualifi…

* § 1423. Loss of equity. The loss of value of equity shall not count as damage to or loss of property for the purposes of this article. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

* § 1424. Duties and obligations. The duties and obligations imposed by this article are cumulative with any other duties or obligations imposed under other law and shall not be construed to relieve any party from any other duties or obligations imposed under other law and do no…

* § 1425. Scope. This article shall only apply to frontier models that are developed, deployed, or operating in whole or in part in New York state. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

* § 1426. Exceptions. Nothing in this article shall apply to: 1. accredited colleges and universities in New York state, to the extent such colleges and universities are engaging in academic research regarding artificial intelligence models; or 2. the Empire AI consortium or the…

* § 1427. Violations. 1. The attorney general may bring a civil action to recover a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one million dollars for a first violation and in an amount not to exceed three million dollars per subsequent violation, determined based on the severity …

* § 1428. Large frontier developer disclosure. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no large frontier developer may develop, deploy, or operate a frontier model, in whole or in part in New York state, without having a current disclosure statement filed with the offic…

* § 1429. Rulemaking authority. The office is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article as needed. To the extent the office determines that doing so will facilitate safety and transparency consistent with the underlying purpose …

§ 143. False identification documents. 1. As used in this section, "false identification document" means any document, including a personal identification card, which is of a type intended or commonly used or accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals and which is…

§ 146. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "domain names cyber piracy protections act".

§ 147. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Domain name" means any alphanumeric designation that is registered with or assigned by any domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other domain name registrat…

§ 148. Unlawful registration of domain name. 1. No person or entity shall register a domain name that consists of the name of another living person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, without that person's or entity's consent, with the specific intent to pr…

§ 149. Civil remedies. 1. Upon the commission of a violation of this article, an application may be made by the attorney general to a court having jurisdiction to issue an injunction against the person or entity that registered the domain name in violation of this article, and u…

§ 150. Shooting ranges. 1. In any action or proceeding commenced against an owner or user of a shooting range where one or more causes of action asserts a claim based on noise or noise pollution resulting from the inherent shooting activity on such shooting range, it shall be an…

* § 1500. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Addictive feed" shall mean a website, online service, online application, or mobile application, or a portion thereof, in which multiple pieces of media generated …

* § 1501. Prohibition of addictive feeds. 1. It shall be unlawful for a covered operator to provide an addictive feed to a covered user unless: (a) the covered operator has used commercially reasonable and technically feasible methods to determine that the covered user is not a …

* § 1502. Overnight notifications. It shall be unlawful for the covered operator of an addictive social media platform to, between the hours of 12 AM Eastern and 6 AM Eastern, send notifications concerning an addictive feed to a covered minor unless the operator has obtained ver…

* § 1503. Parental control. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the operator of an addictive social media platform to give a parent any additional or special access to or control over the data or accounts of their child. * NB Effective January 25, 2027

* § 1504. Nondiscrimination. A covered operator shall not withhold, degrade, lower the quality, or increase the price of any product, service, or feature, other than as necessary for compliance with the provisions of this article or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant …

* § 1505. Rulemaking authority. The attorney general shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this article. * NB Effective January 25, 2027

* § 1506. Language access. 1. Instructions to parents on how to provide verifiable parental consent under paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section fifteen hundred one of this article shall be made available in no fewer than the twelve most commonly spoken languages in New Yor…

* § 1507. Scope. 1. This article shall apply to conduct that occurs in whole or in part in New York. For purposes of this article, conduct takes place wholly outside of New York if the addictive social media platform is accessed by a user who is physically located outside of New…

* § 1508. Remedies. 1. No earlier than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this article, whenever it appears to the attorney general, either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or outside the state, has engaged in or is about to engage in any of …

* § 1520. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Addictive feed" shall mean as defined in subdivision one of section fifteen hundred of this chapter. 2. "Addictive feature" shall mean an addictive feed, autoplay,…

* § 1521. Requirement for warning labels. It shall be unlawful for a covered operator to provide an addictive feature to a covered user unless such operator displays a warning label in accordance with section fifteen hundred twenty-two of this article when such user accesses or …

* § 1522. Display requirements and restrictions. 1. For each calendar day in which a covered user accesses an addictive feature platform providing an addictive feature to the covered user, the covered operator shall display the warning label described in section fifteen hundred …

* § 1523. Nondiscrimination. A covered operator shall not withhold, degrade, lower the quality, or increase the price of any product, service, or feature, other than as necessary for compliance with the provisions of this article or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant …

* § 1524. Rulemaking authority. The attorney general is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this article. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

* § 1525. Scope. 1. This article shall apply to conduct that occurs in whole or in part in New York. For the purposes of this article, conduct takes place wholly outside of New York if the addictive feature platform is accessed by a user who is physically located outside of New …

* § 1526. Remedies. 1. Whenever it appears to the attorney general, either upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or outside the state, has engaged in or is about to engage in any of the acts or practices stated to be unlawful in this article, the attorney general …

* § 1539. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Connected" and variations thereof shall mean that two users using the covered platform or two accounts on the covered platform are connected to each other by: (a) …

* § 1540. Privacy by default and parental approvals. 1. (a) The attorney general may promulgate rules and regulations identifying methods for reasonable and technically feasible age assurance, which may consider the size, financial resources, and technical capabilities of covere…

* § 1541. Prohibition on features that subvert the purposes of this article. It shall be unlawful for an operator to deploy on a covered platform any mechanism or design feature which has the effect of inhibiting the purpose of this article, subverts covered minor and/or parent …

* § 1542. Nondiscrimination. An operator shall not withhold, degrade, lower the quality of, or increase the price of any product, service, or feature of a covered platform, other than as necessary for compliance with the provisions of this article or any rules or regulations pro…

* § 1543. Scope. 1. This article shall apply to conduct that occurs in whole or in part in New York. 2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to impose liability for commercial activities or actions by operators subject to 15 U.S.C. § 6501 that is inconsistent with the trea…

* § 1544. Rulemaking authority. The attorney general may promulgate any other such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this article. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

* § 1545. Construction of article. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit an operator from implementing a default privacy setting for covered minors and/or other users that is more protective than that required by this article. * NB Effective January 1, 2027

* § 1546. Language access. 1. Instructions to parents on how to provide parental consent and to exercise parental controls, overrides, settings, and other permissions required by this article shall clearly and conspicuously be made available in no fewer than the twelve most comm…

* § 1547. Remedies. 1. On or after the effective date of this article, whenever it appears to the attorney general, upon complaint or otherwise, that any person, within or outside the state, has violated the provisions of this article, the attorney general may bring an action or…

§ 155. Legislative intent. It is hereby determined and declared that the promotion of travel, either individually or as a group, is now of such volume that it is in the public interest to subject it to the supervision of the appropriate political subdivisions of the state for th…

§ 156. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "truth in travel act."

§ 157. Definitions. 1. "Travel consultant" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association, other than a common carrier or employee of a common carrier, who as principal or agent, sells or offers for sale any travel tickets or orders for transportation, or negoti…

§ 157-a. Travel agreements. 1. When a person agrees, in response to a solicitation by a travel promoter which is directed to the person individually, to purchase membership in a travel club or to enter into any travel services contract or other agreement to accept transportation…

§ 158. Prohibited practices by travel consultants. It shall be illegal for any travel consultant and, if such travel consultant is a corporation, any officer or director thereof, to engage in any or all of the following enumerated practices: 1. Knowingly misrepresent the quality…

§ 158-a. Prohibited practices by travel promoters. It shall be illegal for any travel promoter and, if such travel promoter is a corporation, any officer or director thereof, to engage in any or all of the following enumerated practices: 1. Offer free accommodations for more tha…

§ 159. Violations and penalties. 1. Except as otherwise provided by law, any travel consultant who shall violate the terms of section one hundred fifty-eight of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 2. Except as otherwise provided by law, any travel promoter who shall k…

§ 159-a. Severability. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid the invalidity thereof shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or ap…

§ 160. Unauthorized transmission of money as agent. No person, firm or corporation or unincorporated association shall represent himself to be an agent of any steamship company, express company, banking establishment or institution, or other company, for the purpose of receiving…

§ 1600. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.