New York digital reality posture profile
This page summarizes six tracked digital safety topics for New York, showing where public legislative coverage currently looks more proactive, more reactive, broader, or thinner. It is a structural posture signal based on public disclosures, not a political or legal grade.
Last reviewed May 12, 2026.
Educational summary only
Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.
Overall state posture signal
Reactive-leaning posture with narrow tracked coverage.
Based on six tracked topics and public disclosures.
Posture meter
Lean and breadth across six tracked topics. Not a quality or political score.
Lean
Reactive-leaning
Breadth
Narrow tracked coverage
New York AI Companions law summary
Based on direct statute tracking.
New York's AI Companion Models Law has been in effect since November 5, 2025, requiring companion-chatbot operators to detect signals of suicidal ideation and display daily human-interaction reminders, with the Attorney General's Office handling enforcement.
Educational summary only
Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.
Why this status
Based on direct statute tracking.
What this means
- New York has a specific rule on the books that applies to companion chatbots — apps designed to hold ongoing social conversations with users. As of November 5, 2025, operators of those apps must actively watch for signs of suicidal ideation or self-harm in the conversation and direct users toward crisis services when those signals appear. The law also requires the app to remind users at least once per day — and again if a chat runs longer than three hours — that they are talking to an AI, not a person. That reminder requirement applies regardless of a user's age. Enforcement sits with the New York Attorney General's Office. Fines collected from violations go to a state suicide-prevention fund. Based on public records, no court has paused or limited the law's operation as of the review date.
What to do next
- Read Part U of S 3008C directly on the NY Senate site or the New York Consolidated Laws (General Business Law) to confirm the November 5, 2025 effective date and the exact definition of 'companion chatbot operator' — that definition determines which apps are covered. If your child uses a specific app, check whether that app's operator has published a compliance disclosure or updated its terms of service to reflect these New York requirements.
Citation-grade sources
Official sources
1New York S 3008C (2025-2026) — Budget bill enacting AI Companion Models Law, signed by Governor May 9, 2025
Official textCitation: S 3008C (2025-2026 Budget)
Observed: 2026-05-12Official NY Senate bill page confirms signed by Governor on May 9, 2025. Bill text truncated at fetch; Part U (AI companion models) confirmed in the act's table of parts. Enrolled PDF fetch failed due to PDF parser error — bill status confirmed via Senate bill page.
Open source
Context / secondary sources
1NY Senator Gonzalez press release on companion-chatbot liabilities legislation included in 2025-2026 budget
Legal analysisObserved: 2026-05-12Sponsor press release confirms the two operative requirements and AG enforcement mechanism. Secondary source; corroborates the primary bill record.
Open source
Provenance
Source basis
Official links still being curated
Confidence
High confidence
Review scope
Review centered on currently tracked state-level law
Last reviewed
May 12, 2026
References
New York S 3008C (2025-2026) — Budget bill enacting AI Companion Models Law, signed by Governor May 9, 2025
Official NY Senate bill page confirms signed by Governor on May 9, 2025. Bill text truncated at fetch; Part U (AI companion models) confirmed in the act's table of parts. Enrolled PDF fetch failed due to PDF parser error — bill status confirmed via Senate bill page.
NY Senator Gonzalez press release on companion-chatbot liabilities legislation included in 2025-2026 budget
Sponsor press release confirms the two operative requirements and AG enforcement mechanism. Secondary source; corroborates the primary bill record.
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