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NY A06545

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Zaccaro

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits chatbot proprietors from allowing their AI systems to provide responses, information, or advice that would constitute unauthorized practice of licensed professions including medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, psychology, and law

  • Holds proprietors (owners, operators, or deployers of chatbots) liable for violations, while excluding third-party developers who license chatbot technology to others

  • Creates a private right of action allowing individuals to sue for actual damages, with willful violations resulting in additional costs, attorneys' fees, and disbursements

  • Requires proprietors to provide clear, conspicuous notice to users that they are interacting with an AI chatbot, displayed in the same language as the chatbot and in a font size at least as large as other text on the website

  • Specifies that liability cannot be waived or disclaimed simply by notifying consumers they are interacting with a non-human chatbot system

Legislative Description

Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.

Last Action

reference changed to science and technology

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Science and Technology3/5/2026
Consumer Affairs and Protection3/6/2025

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