S6953B/A6453B — Responsible AI Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act)

Summary

New York's Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act (S6953-B / A6453-B) passed both houses on June 12, 2025, and was signed on December 19, 2025, as Chapter 699 of 2025, adding Article 44-B to the General Business Law. Before it took effect, the agreed chapter amendment (S8828 / A9449, Chapter 96 of 2026, signed March 27, 2026) replaced Article 44-B and set the effective date at January 1, 2027. As amended, large frontier developers (annual gross revenues above $500 million with affiliates) must write and publish frontier AI frameworks and transparency reports, frontier developers must report critical safety incidents to a new office within the Department of Financial Services within 72 hours, and the Attorney General may seek civil penalties of up to $1 million for a first violation and $3 million for later violations. The office can levy assessments and must publish annual reports from 2028.

Key dates

1. December 19, 2025Enacted
2. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
3. October 21, 2026Checked against sources
4. January 1, 2027Takes effect

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: January 15, 2027.

Evidence

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1. 12/19/2025 SIGNED CHAP.699

   Supports: Original act signed December 19, 2025 (Ch. 699)

   06/12/2025 PASSED SENATE

   Supports: Senate passage

   the "Responsible AI safety and education act" or "RAISE act"

   Supports: Short title

   S06953 (2025-2026): RAISE Act New York State Assembly Primary source

2. 03/27/2026 SIGNED CHAP.96

   Supports: Chapter amendment signed March 27, 2026 (Ch. 96)

   This act shall take effect [ on the ninetieth day after it shall 32 have become a law ] January 1, 2027

   Supports: Effective date moved to January 1, 2027

   of five hundred million dollars in the preceding calendar year

   Supports: Large frontier developer revenue threshold

   The attorney general may bring a civil action 8 to recover a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one million 9 dollars for a first violation and in an amount not to exceed three 10 million dollars per subsequent violation

   Supports: Penalties and enforcement

   16. "Office" means an office within the department of financial 12 services, which shall report to the superintendent of financial services

   Supports: Oversight office within DFS

   to the office within seventy-two hours from a

   Supports: 72-hour incident reporting

   S08828 (2025-2026): RAISE Act chapter amendment New York State Assembly Primary source