Bill Text: NY A01746 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-5)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-24 - SIGNED CHAP.110 [A01746 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01746-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         1746--B
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 16, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. VANEL, D'URSO, BARRON, MONTESANO, GALEF, DICKENS,
          MOSLEY,  PICHARDO,  BLAKE, RIVERA, NIOU, HYNDMAN, GIGLIO, RAIA, GLICK,
          TAYLOR, JAFFEE, CRESPO, RA, BICHOTTE, FAHY, FITZPATRICK -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A. COOK, DE LA ROSA, DenDEKKER, SIMON --  read  once
          and  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
          ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        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;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (g)  the potential impact on the technology industry of any regulatory
     2  measures proposed by this study; and
     3    (h)  public  sector applications of artificial intelligence and cogni-
     4  tive technologies.
     5    § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
     6  follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
     7  by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority  leader
     8  of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
     9  and  one  by  the  minority  leader  of the assembly. The members of the
    10  commission shall serve at  the  pleasure  of  the  official  making  the
    11  appointment  of such member.  Vacancies in the membership of the commis-
    12  sion shall be filled in the manner provided for  original  appointments.
    13  Membership  on  the  commission  shall not constitute a public office. A
    14  chairperson and vice-chairperson of the commission shall be elected by a
    15  majority of its members, all members being present.
    16    § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
    17  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    18  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
    19    §  4.  The  commission  may  conduct  any hearings or take any written
    20  testimony as it deems necessary, and shall take all other  steps  neces-
    21  sary  to  provide  a  thorough  analysis  of  all  issues related to the
    22  provisions listed in section one of this act.
    23    § 5. The commission shall issue a final report no  later  than  thirty
    24  days prior to the expiration of this act. The commission shall issue its
    25  report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader
    26  of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, and the minority
    27  leader of the senate.
    28    §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    29  deemed repealed December 31, 2020.
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