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NY A09180: Enacts the "New York AI Child Safety Act" relating to the unlawful promotion or possession of a sexual performance of a child created by digitization…

Dead/Failed New York · 2023–2024 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

A09180 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action May 14, 2024.

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Enacts the "New York AI Child Safety Act" relating to the unlawful promotion or possession of a sexual performance of a child created by digitization; defines terms; increases penalties from a class D or E felony to a class C felony.

In one paragraph

New York's A 9180 (2023-2024 session), the "New York AI Child Safety Act," would have amended Penal Law §§ 263.10, 263.11, 263.15 and 263.16 to cover sexual performances and depictions of a child "created or altered by digitization" that may reasonably be perceived as a child under 18, raised the age thresholds from 16 or 17 to 18, and raised each offense to a class C felony (from class D or E). Introduced February 12, 2024, referred to the Codes Committee and held for consideration there May 14, 2024; it never advanced and died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died at the end of the 2023-2024 session.

Key provisions

  1. Short title: the "New York AI Child Safety Act"
  2. Amends Penal Law §§ 263.10 and 263.15 (promoting) and §§ 263.11 and 263.16 (possessing) to cover images or performances "created or altered by digitization" that may reasonably be perceived to be a child under eighteen
  3. "Digitization" means to alter an image in a realistic manner utilizing an image or images of a person other than the person depicted, or computer-generated images
  4. Raises the age threshold in these offenses from sixteen or seventeen to eighteen
  5. Raises the offenses to class C felonies (promoting: from class D; possessing: from class E)
  6. Would have taken effect immediately; introduced February 12, 2024, held for consideration in Codes May 14, 2024

Latest legislative action

May 14, 2024. held for consideration in codes

Sponsors (showing 5 of 47)

NameRole
Primary
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D Primary
Cosponsor
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Roll call votes

A Assembly Codes Committee: Held for Consideration May 14, 2024

14 yea7 nay1 otherPassed

Topics and industries

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