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NY A09028
Bill
Status
9/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Defines "virtual agent" as AI systems that interact with property seekers through chatbots, virtual tours, scheduling viewings, and assisting with rental applications, and "AI tools" as systems providing other housing platform functions like captioning and ad delivery
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Requires real estate brokers and online housing platforms using virtual agents or AI tools to conduct annual disparate impact analyses by independent auditors and submit summaries to the Attorney General's office
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Mandates that brokers and platforms proactively identify discriminatory algorithmic results, modify systems to adopt less discriminatory alternatives, and ensure AI systems are similarly predictive across protected classes including sex, race, and ethnicity
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Requires platforms using AI tools to ensure housing advertisements and captioning use separate generative processes with specialized interfaces to avoid discrimination in audience selection and ad delivery
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Prohibits differential charges to customers across protected classes for ad delivery and requires public-facing reporting on compliance with anti-discrimination measures
Legislative Description
Requires real estate brokers and online housing platforms using virtual agents and AI tools to conduct a disparate impact analysis to assess the actual impact of any such virtual agent; requires such individuals to submit a summary of the most recent disparate impact analysis to the attorney general's office; requires online housing platforms using virtual agents to provide an option to communicate with a human representative; makes certain provisions requiring anti-discriminatory measures for virtual agents and AI tools.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026