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Kristen Gonzalez

Sponsor · State Senator, District 59 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S8831 (2025-26)

Relates to the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by certain state and local entities; repealer

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Summary

Provides for the use of automated employment decision-making tools and artificial intelligence systems by a county, city, town, village, school district, board of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension board, district corporation, the state university of New York, the city university of New York, or community college; amends the effectiveness thereof.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9487, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the State Technology Law.

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment to L.2025, c.711, to amend the requirements of the disclosure of automated employment decision making systems by state agencies, including SUNY and CUNY.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 21, 2026Result: passed

    (55) (1) (0) (5)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Kristen Gonzalez says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Feb 13, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  2. Feb 13, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.86

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 21, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 21, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 21, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

Show full history (7 earlier events)
  1. Jan 21, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 21, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 21, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.51

    RULES REPORT CAL.51

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 21, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S8831

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 12, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.46

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.46

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    NY Assembly

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