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    NY RAISE Act

    Confirms a de facto US frontier-safety standard emerging state-by-state: publish a safety framework, report incidents. Two of the three largest state economies now bind frontier labs — raising the stakes of the federal preemption battle.

    What it is

    New York's frontier-model law requires large developers to publish safety protocols and report serious safety incidents, following California's transparency-first template after gubernatorial amendments softened its liability provisions.

    Signed December 2025 with amendments aligning it with California SB 53; obligations phase in during 2026.

    Who is affected

    Confirms a de facto US frontier-safety standard emerging state-by-state: publish a safety framework, report incidents. Two of the three largest state economies now bind frontier labs — raising the stakes of the federal preemption battle.

    Key obligations

    • Publish safety and security protocols for frontier models
    • Report safety incidents to the state AG

    Recent signals

    • 30 June 2026

      Colorado AI Act takes effect after delayed start

      The first comprehensive US state AI law is now operative — as DOJ's AI Litigation Task Force weighs challenges under the December 2025 preemption executive order.

    • 19 March 2026

      New York RAISE Act frontier-safety duties begin

      New York joins California in requiring large frontier developers to publish safety protocols and report incidents.

    • 1 January 2026

      US state AI law wave: Texas, California and Illinois statutes take effect

      TRAIGA, SB 53 (frontier transparency), AB 2013 (training-data disclosure) and Illinois HB 3773 all become operative on the same day — the broadest single expansion of binding US AI law.

    • 29 September 2025

      California enacts SB 53, the first US frontier-AI transparency law

      Large frontier developers must publish safety frameworks and report catastrophic-risk incidents — the transparency-first successor to vetoed SB 1047.