S933
Sponsored by Kristen Gonzalez D
An act to amend the State Technology Law — 2026-03-05 · Calendar #428
The State Senate passed S933, sponsored by Senator Gonzalez, which amends the State Technology Law. The bill received 58 affirmative votes in a roll call vote and will take effect 90 days after becoming law. No floor debate was recorded on the measure, which was Calendar Number 428.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 58
· Nays: unknown
Debate Summary
No substantive debate was recorded on this bill. The measure proceeded directly to a roll call vote following the reading of the final section.
An act to amend the State Technology Law — 2025-05-22 · Calendar #468
The New York State Senate passed legislation establishing a Chief AI Officer position to oversee artificial intelligence policy across state government. Senate Print 933, sponsored by Sen. Gonzalez, passed on a roll call vote of 57-0. The bill amends the State Technology Law to create a statewide administrative official responsible for AI policy oversight and ensuring ethical guardrails in how state agencies evaluate and deploy artificial intelligence tools. Sen. Gonzalez said the measure underscores New York's commitment to innovation and integrity in AI governance, and stressed the urgency of state-level leadership given rapid AI advancement and potential federal restrictions on state AI enforcement. The legislation takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
Passed Senate
Ayes: 57
· Nays: unknown
Debate Summary
Sen. Gonzalez spoke in support of legislation establishing a Chief AI Officer position to oversee artificial intelligence policy and oversight across New York State agencies. She argued the role is necessary to ensure AI tools are deployed with ethical guardrails and public accountability, and emphasized the urgency given rapid AI advancement and potential federal restrictions on state AI enforcement.
Roll Call — Official API Data
Full roll call from the Open Legislation API. Every senator's recorded vote is shown.
| Senator | Vote | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-15 |
| Jake Ashby | AYE | Republican | SD-43 |
| Jamaal Bailey | AYE | Democrat | SD-36 |
| April Baskin | AYE | Democrat | SD-63 |
| George Borrello | AYE | Republican | SD-57 |
| Jabari Brisport | AYE | Democrat | SD-25 |
| Samra Brouk | AYE | Democrat | SD-55 |
| Siela Bynoe | AYE | Democrat | SD-6 |
| Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick | AYE | Republican | SD-9 |
| Stephen T. Chan | AYE | Republican | SD-17 |
| Cordell Cleare | AYE | Democrat | SD-30 |
| Leroy Comrie | AYE | Democrat | SD-14 |
| Patricia Fahy | AYE | Democrat | SD-46 |
| Nathalia Fernandez | AYE | Democrat | SD-34 |
| Michael Gianaris | AYE | Democrat | SD-12 |
| Kristen Gonzalez | AYE | Democrat | SD-59 |
| Joseph A. Griffo | AYE | Republican | SD-53 |
| Pete Harckham | AYE | Democrat | SD-40 |
| Pamela Helming | AYE | Republican | SD-54 |
| Michelle Hinchey | AYE | Democrat | SD-41 |
| Brad Hoylman-Sigal | AYE | Democrat | SD-47 |
| Robert Jackson | AYE | Democrat | SD-31 |
| Brian Kavanagh | AYE | Democrat | SD-27 |
| Liz Krueger | AYE | Democrat | SD-28 |
| Andrew J. Lanza | AYE | Republican | SD-24 |
| John Liu | AYE | Democrat | SD-16 |
| Monica Martinez | AYE | Democrat | SD-4 |
| Mario Mattera | AYE | Republican | SD-2 |
| Rachel May | AYE | Democrat | SD-48 |
| Shelley Mayer | AYE | Democrat | SD-37 |
| Dean Murray | AYE | Republican | SD-3 |
| Thomas F. O'Mara | AYE | Republican | SD-58 |
| Peter Oberacker | AYE | Republican | SD-51 |
| Robert Ortt | AYE | Republican | SD-62 |
| Anthony H. Palumbo | AYE | Republican | SD-1 |
| Kevin S. Parker | AYE | Democrat | SD-21 |
| Roxanne J. Persaud | AYE | Democrat | SD-19 |
| Jessica Ramos | AYE | Democrat | SD-13 |
| Steve Rhoads | AYE | Republican | SD-5 |
| Gustavo Rivera | AYE | Democrat | SD-33 |
| Robert Rolison | AYE | Republican | SD-39 |
| Christopher Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-50 |
| Sean Ryan | AYE | Democrat | SD-61 |
| Julia Salazar | AYE | Democrat | SD-18 |
| James Sanders Jr. | AYE | Democrat | SD-10 |
| Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | AYE | Democrat | SD-23 |
| Luis R. Sepúlveda | AYE | Democrat | SD-32 |
| José M. Serrano | AYE | Democrat | SD-29 |
| James Skoufis | AYE | Democrat | SD-42 |
| Toby Ann Stavisky | AYE | Democrat | SD-11 |
| Dan Stec | AYE | Republican | SD-45 |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins | AYE | Democrat | SD-35 |
| James Tedisco | AYE | Republican | SD-44 |
| Mark Walczyk | AYE | Republican | SD-49 |
| Lea Webb | AYE | Democrat | SD-52 |
| William Weber | AYE | Republican | SD-38 |
| Alexis Weik | AYE | Republican | SD-8 |
| Jeremy Cooney | EXC | Democrat | SD-56 |
| Patrick M. Gallivan | EXC | Republican | SD-60 |
| Andrew Gounardes | EXC | Democrat | SD-26 |
| Jack M. Martins | EXC | Republican | SD-7 |
| Zellnor Myrie | EXC | Democrat | SD-20 |