In one paragraph
New York's S 7033 would have enacted the Preventing Algorithmic Pricing Discrimination Act. Anyone who knowingly advertised or published personalized algorithmic pricing based on a person's consumer data would have had to disclose "THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA" (new General Business Law § 349-a), and General Business Law § 396 would have barred using protected class data in pricing. The Attorney General could seek penalties of up to $1,000 per violation. The Senate struck the enacting clause on April 15, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill was stricken and never became law.
Key provisions
- GBL § 349-a: a person who knowingly advertises, promotes, labels or publishes personalized algorithmic pricing based on a particular individual's consumer data must make a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the price was set by an algorithm using the person's personal data
- "Consumer data" identifies or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a specific natural person and excludes location data; dynamic pricing excludes promotional pricing offers, loyalty program benefits and other temporary discounts
- GBL § 396(3): no use of protected class data in setting prices if it withholds or denies accommodations or advantages or yields a different price for others based on that data
- Attorney General may seek an injunction on at least five days' notice and a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation
- A person aggrieved by a § 396(3) violation may file an action under Executive Law § 297; § 349-a is enforced by the Attorney General
- Exempts insurers and financial services entities
- Would have taken effect on the sixtieth day after becoming law; referred to Consumer Protection March 28, 2025 and January 7, 2026; recommitted with enacting clause stricken April 15, 2026
Latest legislative action
Apr 15, 2026. recommit, enacting clause stricken
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Rachel May D | Primary |
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