BILL NUMBER: S10692
SPONSOR: CHAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to the disclosure of
artificial intelligence use in floor statements and debate by members of
the legislature
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
To compel members of the New York State Legislature to display the same
academic honesty required of an average eighth-grader, ensuring the
public knows whether floor speeches represent actual human intent.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS::
Section one includes the title the "compulsory artificial narrative
disclosure for official rhetoric (CANDOR) act."
Section two adds a new section 7-h to the legislative law to require
members of the state senate or state assembly to disclose, prior to
delivering remarks, the percentage of a floor statement or comments
entered into the official legislative record that were drafted in whole
or in part by artificial intelligence. Failure to comply with these
requirements shall result in an immediate point of order and the remarks
shall be marked in the official record with a permanent digital water-
mark reading: "WARNING: High Probability of Automated Plagiarism;
Content Lacks Proven Human Origin."
Section three included the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION::
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rightfully come under immense scrutiny
across New York State. The state legislature has aggressively legislated
transparency in political campaign advertising, forced commercial adver-
tisers to flag "synthetic performers," and mandated that journalists
disclose computer-generated text. Meanwhile, our public school systems
are actively combating an epidemic of Al-generated plagiarism, punishing
students who attempt to pass off algorithmic prose as original thought.
Yet, during recent legislative sessions, a curious phenomenon has taken
hold of the Capitol. Countless legislators have suddenly developed an
unprecedented, flawless eloquence. Members who previously struggled with
syntax are now reading sweeping, grammatically pristine manifestos
directly from their mobile devices. It begs the question, are these
statements the product of generative AI.
If New York is to remain a national leader in technological governance,
elected officials must lead by example. We cannot penalize children for
cheating on essays while allowing lawmakers to plagiarize entire floor
debates from a generated script. Because generative AI is completely
incapable of independent thought, the public has a right to know the
precise percentage of a speech that represents an actual human brain at
work. The CANDOR Act restores trust that our legislators' words are
their own.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
A11684
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE::
Immediately.