Rules · New York

New York’s RAISE Act to take effect on 1 Jan 2027

New York Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act). Large frontier developers must publish a frontier AI framework and file a disclosure statement with a state office. Frontier developers must publish transparency reports and report critical safety incidents to that office. The 2026 chapter amendment repealed and re-added the article and set its start date.

S6953-B, Chapter 699 of the Laws of 2025, as amended by S8828, Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2026 (Gen. Bus. Law Art. 44-B) · enacted, not yet in effect

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in date order · as of 12 Nov 2026
  1. 19 Dec 2025 become law The Governor signs the RAISE Act as Chapter 699 of the Laws of 2025. For: large frontier model developers. 12/19/2025 SIGNED CHAP.699 — S6953-B (RAISE Act), Chapter 699 of the Laws of 2025: the Assembly's bill page
  2. 27 Mar 2026 be amended The Governor signs the chapter amendment, Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2026, which rewrites the article and sets the start date. For: large frontier model developers. 03/27/2026 SIGNED CHAP.96 — S8828 (RAISE Act chapter amendment), Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2026: the Assembly's bill page
  3. 1 Jan 2027 take effect The Act takes effect. A large frontier developer must publish a frontier AI framework and file a disclosure statement with the office. Every frontier developer must publish a transparency report before it deploys a new or substantially modified frontier model. It must also report each critical safety incident to the office within 72 hours after it determines, or has facts to reasonably believe, that the incident occurred. For: frontier developers, and large frontier developers. § 3. This act shall take effect [on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law] January 1, 2027. — S8828 (RAISE Act chapter amendment), Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2026: the Assembly's bill page
  4. 1 Jan 2028 start yearly state reports The state office starts a yearly report with anonymized, aggregated information about the critical safety incidents it reviewed. For: the AI oversight office in the New York Department of Financial Services. 7. (a) Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-eight, and annual- ly thereafter, the office shall produce a report — S8828 (RAISE Act chapter amendment), Chapter 96 of the Laws of 2026: the Assembly's bill page