New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10678: Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books
Status: In committee, August 14, 2026
Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books; imposes civil penalties.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books.
From the introduced text, August 14, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books 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 48 to read as follows: ARTICLE 48 LITERARY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OR LLM ACT SECTION 1800. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DESTRUCTION OF RARE BOOKS. § 1800. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DESTRUCTION OF RARE BOOKS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DESTROY" SHALL MEAN THE IRREVERSIBLE REMOVAL OF PAGES FROM THE BOOK'S BINDING OR TO OTHERWISE RENDER THE BOOK PERMANENTLY INCAPABLE OF PRACTICAL USAGE BY A HUMAN READER. 2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, BUSINESS, ASSOCIATION, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION TO INTENTIONALLY DESTROY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ANY BOOK PUBLISHED BEFORE THE YEAR NINETEEN SEVENTY OR THAT WAS PART OF A PRINT RUN CONSISTING OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED COPIES. 3. (A) ANY PERSON, FIRM, BUSINESS, ASSOCIATION, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF WHO ENGAGES IN ANY OF THE ACTS OR PRACTICES STATED IN THIS ARTICLE TO BE UNLAWFUL SHALL BE LIABLE TO A CIVIL PENALTY AS (II) TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SECOND VIOLATION; OR (III) FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS …
Sponsors
- Kristen Gonzalez (D, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is S10678?
- S10678 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books.
- What does S10678 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing the literary lifecycle management or LLM act which prohibits the destruction of rare books.
- What is the status of S10678?
- In committee as of August 14, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (August 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10678?
- Kristen Gonzalez (D, 59).
- Where is the official record for S10678?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10678
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