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NY S07963

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kristen Gonzalez

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires campaigns for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and comptroller to apply provenance data to all political communications containing images or videos starting with the 2030 election cycle

  • Provenance data must disclose the type of device or system used to create content, whether AI was used, which portions are synthetic content, and the name of any generative AI provider used

  • Defines "provenance data" as content credentials following the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity technical specification, excluding personal information and IP addresses

  • Penalties for violations range from up to $50,000 per violation for unintentional breaches to up to $100,000 per violation for intentional or grossly negligent conduct, enforced by the Attorney General

  • Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with the core provenance requirements set to expire on December 31, 2030

Legislative Description

Requires certain political communications to include provenance data for all audios, images or videos used in such communications; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections5/15/2025

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