Bill Text: NY A04969 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; repeals such commission.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2023-11-17 - tabled [A04969 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04969-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4969

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 27, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Science and Technology

        AN ACT creating a temporary state commission to  study  and  investigate
          how  to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and
          providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York
     2  state artificial intelligence, robotics and automation commission (here-
     3  inafter "commission"), is hereby created  to  study  and  make  determi-
     4  nations on issues including but not limited to:
     5    (a)  current law within this state addressing artificial intelligence,
     6  robotics and automation;
     7    (b) comparative state policies that have aided in creating a regulato-
     8  ry structure for artificial intelligence, robotics and  automation,  and
     9  whether such measures would be similarly effective in this state;
    10    (c) criminal and civil liability regarding violations of law caused by
    11  entities equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics and automation;
    12    (d)  the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation on
    13  employment in this state;
    14    (e) the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation  on
    15  the acquiring and disclosure of confidential information;
    16    (f)  potential  restrictions  on  the  use of artificial intelligence,
    17  robotics and automation in weaponry;
    18    (g) the potential impact on the technology industry of any  regulatory
    19  measures proposed by this study; and
    20    (h)  public  sector applications of artificial intelligence and cogni-
    21  tive technologies.
    22    § 2. The commission shall consist of thirteen members to be  appointed
    23  as  follows:  five  shall  be  appointed  by  the governor; two shall be
    24  appointed by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minor-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  ity leader of the senate; two shall be appointed by the speaker  of  the
     2  assembly  and  one  by the minority leader of the assembly; one shall be
     3  appointed by the chancellor of the state university of New York; and one
     4  shall be appointed by the chancellor of the city university of New York.
     5  The  members  of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the offi-
     6  cial making the appointment of such member.  Vacancies in the membership
     7  of the commission shall be filled in the manner  provided  for  original
     8  appointments. Membership on the commission shall not constitute a public
     9  office.  A  chairperson  and vice-chairperson of the commission shall be
    10  elected by a majority of its members, all members being present.
    11    § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
    12  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    13  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
    14    §  4.  The  commission  may  conduct  any hearings or take any written
    15  testimony as it deems necessary, and shall take all other  steps  neces-
    16  sary  to  provide  a  thorough  analysis  of  all  issues related to the
    17  provisions listed in section one of this act.
    18    § 5. The commission shall issue a final report no  later  than  thirty
    19  days prior to the expiration of this act. The commission shall issue its
    20  report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
    21  of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority
    22  leader of the senate.
    23    §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    24  deemed repealed December 31, 2024.