NY S07599: Regulates automated decision-making by government agencies; requires agencies to conduct impact assessments; requires disclosure of automated decisio…

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New York's S 7599-C (Chapter 711 of 2025) added State Technology Law Article 5, under which agencies would have listed automated decision-making tools and done bias-tested impact assessments from December 19, 2026. Chapter 86 of 2026 repealed Article 5, which had not yet taken effect, and the § 103-f state tool inventory. Now in force: public employers' use of AI systems may not displace employees or impair collective bargaining, and (added by Chapter 86) local governments, school districts, BOCES, SUNY, CUNY and community colleges must, where feasible, list automated employment decision tools yearly from December 30, 2026. Signed December 19, 2025; expires July 1, 2028.

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What it means for business

No duties for businesses. Bias-tested impact assessments of government automated decision tools were repealed. Public employers may not displace employees with AI systems; local governments, school districts and public colleges must, where feasible, list automated employment decision tools yearly.

Key provisions

1. 1As signed, Article 5 (§§ 501-504, to take effect December 19, 2026) would have required state and local agencies, school districts, SUNY, CUNY and public authorities to list their automated decision-making tools yearly, complete signed impact assessments testing accuracy, bias, security and safety, and stop using tools found biased
2. 2Chapter 86 of 2026 (signed February 13, 2026) repealed Article 5, the § 103-f state automated decision-making tool inventory, the one-time disclosure of existing tools to the Legislature, and new Education Law § 115
3. 3In force: use of AI systems (as defined in State Technology Law § 103-e, systems that may directly impact the public) may not affect collective bargaining rights, cause discharge, displacement or loss of position (including reduced hours, wages or benefits), or transfer employees' existing duties to AI
4. 4Those protections sit in Civil Service Law § 80(10) (the state, counties, cities, towns, villages, public improvement and special districts, school districts, BOCES and county vocational education and extension boards) and Education Law §§ 1950, 2510, 2585, 2588, 3013, 355-a, 6206 and 6306 (BOCES, school districts, SUNY, CUNY, community colleges); Chapter 86 dropped the references to automated decision-making tools
5. 5Chapter 86 also added State Technology Law § 402-a: counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, district corporations, SUNY, CUNY and community colleges must, to the extent feasible, post a list of the automated employment decision-making tools they use by December 30, 2026 and yearly after
6. 6Signed December 19, 2025 (Chapter 711, Approval Memo 86); as amended by Chapter 86 of 2026, it took effect immediately and expires and is deemed repealed July 1, 2028

Latest legislative action

Dec 19, 2025. Signed Chapter 711 of 2025 (Approval Memo 86)

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