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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors

Enacted 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 9051 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors. Primary sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 28, 2026): APPROVAL MEMO.6.

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.

Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kristen GonzalezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Jack MartinsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate7
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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. APPROVAL MEMO.6
  2. SIGNED CHAP.368
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.506
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A10379C
  8. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 9051B
  12. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9051A

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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