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== New York RAISE Act Amendments (S 8828) Signed ==

'''New York RAISE Act Amendments (S 8828)''' — Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S 8828 on '''March 27, 2026''', amending the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act to align New York's frontier AI transparency requirements more closely with California's approach, narrowing the definition of covered developers, reducing penalties, and delaying enforcement to January 1, 2027.<ref>[https://www.wiley.law/alert-New-York-Finalizes-RAISE-Act-for-Frontier-AI-Models-Law-Takes-Effect-January-1-2027 Wiley, "New York Finalizes RAISE Act for Frontier AI Models; Law Takes Effect January 1, 2027," April 2026]</ref>

=== Background: Original RAISE Act ===

The original RAISE Act (S 6953-b/A 6453-b) was signed by Governor Hochul on '''December 19, 2025''', making New York the second state after California to impose transparency and safety requirements on developers of advanced AI models.

=== S 8828 Amendments ===

Senate Bill S 8828, introduced by Senator Andrew Gounardes on January 8, 2026, made significant amendments to the RAISE Act:

* Narrows definition of "large frontier developer" to a $500 million revenue threshold
* Reduces penalties from $10M/$30M to $1M/$3M
* Delays enforcement to January 1, 2027

''See individual article: [[News New York RAISE Act Amendments S8828 2026]]''

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