New York RAISE Act

Jurisdiction:
New York
enacted
Effective:
Jan 1, 2027
Authority:
New York Attorney General
Official text Verified Apr 27, 2026
Amendments:

Obligations Covered

Risk Assessment Incident Reporting

Provisions (2)

Safety Protocols #

Obligation:
Risk Assessment
enacted
Effective:
Jan 1, 2027
Risk tier:
general-purpose
Scope:
frontier developers (operates or deploys frontier models in New York)

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Designated senior officerMust appoint a senior AI safety officer
Safety framework publicationMust develop, implement, and publicly post a safety framework
Quarterly catastrophic risk summariesLarge frontier developers (LFDs) must publish quarterly summaries assessing catastrophic risk
Annual updateSafety framework must be updated at least annually
Pre-deployment testingMust conduct pre-deployment safety testing before releasing new frontier models

Penalties

ViolationFine
First violationUp to $1M
SubsequentUp to $3M

Incident Reporting #

Obligation:
Incident Reporting
enacted
Effective:
Jan 1, 2027
Risk tier:
general-purpose
Scope:
frontier developers (operates or deploys frontier models in New York)

Requirements

RequirementDetails
72-hour reportingMust report safety incidents to DFS Office within 72 hours of detection
24-hour imminent risk reportingMust report incidents posing imminent risk of catastrophic harm within 24 hours
DFS Office channelReports filed with New York Department of Financial Services AI Office
Quarterly summaries for LFDsLarge frontier developers must include incident data in quarterly catastrophic risk summaries
Amended reportsMay file amended incident reports if additional material information becomes available

Penalties

ViolationFine
First violationUp to $1M
SubsequentUp to $3M