New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the RAISE Act into law; the AI safety bill's text was modified earlier to more closely resemble California's SB 53
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the RAISE Act into law Friday, making New York the latest state to have broad safety rules for the most advanced AI models.
The final step matters because it converts a state-level policy debate into an operating obligation for the largest AI developers, rather than leaving the earlier legislative passage as a pending proposal.
First-order effects
AI companies meeting the law’s revenue threshold must publish safety protocols and disclose covered safety incidents, creating immediate compliance, documentation, and reporting work; noncompliance can carry fines under the measure’s reported terms.
New York becomes a second major state jurisdiction applying broad safety expectations to advanced-model developers, with the RAISE Act’s final language aligned more closely with California’s approach.
Second-order effects
Developers operating in both states have an incentive to build shared safety-testing, incident-management, and disclosure processes instead of maintaining sharply different state playbooks.
The law raises the value of auditable governance systems—risk assessments, internal escalation paths, and public reporting—for companies that want to demonstrate compliance across state markets.
Third-order effects
If additional states adopt interoperable rules, state laws could become the practical baseline for frontier-AI safety operations in the absence of a single national framework.
Alignment with California suggests a possible shift from one-off AI bills toward reusable state policy templates, though the durability of that model will depend on enforcement and further state adoption.
The trend: Frontier-AI governance is moving from proposed safety principles toward state-level operational rules that require developers to document, test, and report how they manage serious risks.
.@GovKathyHochul's decision to sign the RAISE Act adds yet another layer to the growing 50-state patchwork of AI regulations burdening small developers, stifling startup innovation, and threatening America's global leadership. Little Tech needs clear, consistent federal rules to
Great to see @AlexBores and @GovKathyHochul beat back the Andreessen-OpenAI PAC and pass a quite sensible law getting transparency into risks from AI. This law will join California's... now we just need the federal government to also act!
The federal government doesn't care about protecting you from the harms of AI. I do. New York is setting the national standard for strong, sensible AI regulation.
We're grateful for @GovKathyHochul, @AlexBores, and @agounardes' leadership on the RAISE Act to enact the strongest AI safety law in the country!! Our youth activists from New York are grateful. A huge win. 👏
Big Tech thought they could weasel their way into writing their own AI safety laws. We shut them down and passed the strongest AI safety law in the country. We're raising the floor and sending a clear message that tech innovation and tech safety are not mutually exclusive.
Real leadership from @GovKathyHochul on AI policy. Aligning NY's frontier regulation with CA SB 53 allows NY to capture the upsides of AI while also leading the country on AI safeguards. CA and NY have set the standard.
🚨 Huge news: the Governor has signed the RAISE Act, my landmark bill with @AlexBores to require safety + security plans for advanced AI. Big Tech thought they could weasel their way into killing our bill. We shut them down and passed the strongest AI safety law in the country. [i…
Signing the RAISE Act into law is a critical step toward smarter, more coordinated AI policy. By aligning with California, we reduce patchwork regulation and craft clear expectations for companies — while setting a national model for responsible AI. Thank you @GovKathyHochul
Truly a joy working with Bores and Gounardes this year to get this done. Hard to describe how much of a knock-down, drag-out fight it was all year to get here. The streets of Albany are cold and unforgiving!
Hell yeah! Major props to Gov Hochul for standing strong against pressure from Marc Andreessen and others, signing the RAISE Act! (This is somewhat like SB 53, but stronger)
We defeated last-ditch attempts from an extreme AI super PAC and the AI industry to wipe out this bill and, by doing so, raised the floor for what AI safety legislation can look like. And we defeated Trump's—and his megadonors—attempt to stop the RAISE Act through executive acti…
In a major reversal, Gov Hochul yielded to the legislature and signed the RAISE act, the AI safety law, which sets a new and strong standard. There are some negotiated changes from the original but it's still a significant bill. Hochul tried to gut and weaken it last week.
NY just passed the nation's leading AI law - months after CA gave us SB 53 🇺🇸 I am so proud of Encode's role in helping America usher in this transformative technology the right way. Thank you to the great leaders @GovKathyHochul @AlexBores @Sen_Gounardes 🚀
BREAKING: Gov. @KathyHochul just signed the RAISE Act, my first-in-the-nation AI safety bill, into law—a major victory in what will soon be a national fight to harness the best of AI's potential and protect Americans from the worst of its harms. Proud to have led this fight
The extreme AI super PAC spending millions to defeat me and block AI safety legislation will not take their defeat in NY lightly. They will double down. We must, too. I'm running to take this fight to Congress—and I need you with me. Please chip in today: https://secure.actblue.c…
NY becomes the 2nd state to curb AI safety risks after Hochul/lawmakers agreed to a deal Friday. The watered down version of the RAISE Act lowers fines, disclosure requirements... But bill sponsors @AlexBores and @agounardes say it still puts NY ahead of CA on AI safety.
Asm. Alex Bores, co-author of the bill, released this statement: — “We rejected last-ditch attempts from AI oligarchs to wipe this bill out, and we raised the floor for what AI legislation can look like to keep New Yorkers safe.”
In a major reversal, Gov Hochul yielded to the legislature and signed the RAISE act, the AI safety law, which sets a new and strong standard. — There are some negotiated changes from the original but it's still a significant bill. Hochul tried to gut and weaken it last week.