NYC Local Law 144
The proving ground for algorithmic auditing as a regulatory tool — its enforcement record and audit-quality debates directly inform how impact-assessment duties in Colorado and the EU will play out in practice.
What it is
The first US law mandating independent bias audits: employers using automated employment decision tools for NYC hiring must obtain annual bias audits, publish results, and notify candidates.
Who is affected
The proving ground for algorithmic auditing as a regulatory tool — its enforcement record and audit-quality debates directly inform how impact-assessment duties in Colorado and the EU will play out in practice.
Key obligations
- Annual independent bias audit of AEDTs with published results
- Advance notice to candidates and employees
Recent signals
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.
New York RAISE Act frontier-safety duties begin
New York joins California in requiring large frontier developers to publish safety protocols and report incidents.
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.
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.
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- US-STTexas TRAIGATexas's AI law (effective 1 Jan 2026) takes an intent-based approach: it prohibits developing or deploying AI to unlawfully discri…
- US-STCalifornia SB 53The first US law regulating frontier AI developers specifically: large developers must publish frontier AI frameworks, report cata…
- US-STCalifornia AB 2013Requires developers of generative AI systems made available in California to publish documentation of training datasets — sources,…
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