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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8451: Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act

Passed both chambers 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

S 8451 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on July 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act. Primary sponsor: Pat Fahy (Democratic). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat FahyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate46
April BaskinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate63
Erik BottcherCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate47
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Michelle HincheyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate41
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.572
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8962B
  5. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1635
  9. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  10. PRINT NUMBER 8451B
  11. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
  12. PRINT NUMBER 8451A

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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