New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate

S6954 — Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on certain content made available by the provider

Last action — Passed Assembly

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

The bill requires providers of synthetic content systems to include provenance data for synthetic content.

This legislation mandates that providers of synthetic content creation systems disclose provenance data for content they produce or modify. This aims to enhance transparency regarding the origin and modifications of synthetic content.

Summary

Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO SENATE

  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.163

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6540E

  5. REFERRED TO CODES

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. PASSED SENATE

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6954B

  9. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  11. 1ST REPORT CAL.432

  12. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

  13. RETURNED TO SENATE

  14. DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  15. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.900

  16. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6540C

  17. REFERRED TO CODES

  18. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  19. PASSED SENATE

  20. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6954A

  21. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  22. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  23. 1ST REPORT CAL.1509

  24. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S6954 do?
Requires synthetic content creations system providers to include provenance data on synthetic content produced or modified by a synthetic content creations system that such provider makes available.
Who sponsors S6954?
S6954 is sponsored by Andrew Gounardes.
What is the current status of S6954?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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