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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6545: Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6545 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals. Primary sponsor: John Zaccaro (Democratic). It lists 36 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.294.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 21 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 6 · Republican/Conservative 6 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John ZaccaroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Alec Brook-KrasnyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse46
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Brian MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Danny NorberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse16
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Sam PirozzoloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse63
Ed RaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Joe SempolinskiCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse148
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.294
  2. RULES REPORT CAL.294
  3. REPORTED
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. PRINT NUMBER 6545C
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  8. PRINT NUMBER 6545B
  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  10. REFERENCE CHANGED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  11. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  12. PRINT NUMBER 6545A

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source