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AI companion safeguards, General Business Law Article 47 (enacted as part of the FY26 budget)

New York | FY2026 Enacted Budget (General Business Law Article 47)

Year Enacted
2025
Date Signed
N/A
n.a.
Effective Date
Nov 5, 2025
Status
Enacted
Enacted

Categories

Consumer Chatbots Mental Health & Psychotherapy

Key Requirements

Operators must maintain protocols to detect expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm and promptly refer users to crisis service providers. Operators must provide a conspicuous notification at the start of any interaction that the user is not communicating with a human, and repeat that notification at least every three hours of continued companion use.

Regulated Parties

Operators of AI companions offered to New York users

Enforcement

Attorney General enforcement (noncompliance referred to the AG per the Governor's notice letter)

Sources

Official https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-pens-letter-ai-companion-companies-notifying-them-safeguard-requirements-are
Secondary https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2025-11/Companion_AI_Letter.pdf

Notes

First-in-the-nation AI companion safety law; enacted in the FY2026 budget (budget bill S3008/A3008) and effective November 5, 2025. Specific budget bill number not confirmed from a fetched official page.

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