New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A9642: Requires the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers
Status: In committee, June 1, 2026
Requires the registration of data brokers; imposes regulations upon data brokers; establishes a data deletion mechanism for consumers; imposes penalties upon data brokers for violations of the law.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers.
From the amended text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 42-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 42-A DATA BROKERS SECTION 1150. DEFINITIONS. 1151. REGISTRATION OF DATA BROKERS. 1152. DATA DELETION MECHANISM. 1153. AUDIT. 1154. DATA BROKER WEBSITE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. 1155. DATA BROKERS; COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM. 1156. RULEMAKING. 1157. ENFORCEMENT. 1158. EXEMPTIONS. § 1150. DEFINITIONS. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY THROUGHOUT THIS ARTICLE UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE: 1. "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM OR MODEL" MEANS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT CAN GENERATE DERIVED SYNTHETIC CONTENT, INCLUDING TEXT, IMAGES, VIDEO, AND AUDIO, THAT EMULATES THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM'S TRAINING DATA. 2. "AGGREGATE CONSUMER INFORMATION" MEANS INFORMATION THAT RELATES TO A GROUP OR CATEGORY OF CONSUMERS, FROM WHICH INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER IDENTITIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THAT IS NOT LINKED OR REASONABLY LINKABLE TO ANY CONSUMER OR HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING VIA A DEVICE. THE TERM "AGGREGATE CONSUMER INFORMATION" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN DEIDENTIFIED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. …
Sponsors
- Emerita Torres (D, 85) · primary sponsor
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 9642A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A9642?
- A9642 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers.
- What does A9642 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the registration of data brokers and establishing a data deletion mechanism for consumers.
- What is the status of A9642?
- In committee as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 9642A (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored A9642?
- Emerita Torres (D, 85), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A9642?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9642
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