New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11723: Relates to the use of artificial intelligence and attorney-client privilege and work product
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Provides that a communication or attorney work product otherwise protected by the attorney-client privilege or which otherwise shall not be obtainable by another party shall not lose its privileged or unobtainable character solely as a result of it being produced by, transmitted to, processed by, stored on, or otherwise facilitated through an artificial intelligence technology; requires authorization from the client to utilize artificial intelligence.
What the bill says
An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the use of artificial intelligence and attorney-client privilege and work product.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the use of artificial intelligence and attorney-client privilege and work product THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new section 4552 to read as ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE, FORTYFIVE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE, AND SUBDIVISIONS (C) AND (D) OF SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AND ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW OR COMMON LAW WHICH MAY RELATE THERETO, A COMMUNICATION OR ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE OR WHICH OTHERWISE SHALL NOT BE OBTAINABLE BY ANOTHER PARTY SHALL NOT LOSE ITS PRIVILEGED OR UNOBTAINABLE CHARACTER SOLELY AS A RESULT OF IT BEING PRODUCED BY, TRANSMITTED TO, PROCESSED BY, STORED ON, OR OTHERWISE FACILITATED THROUGH AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTEEN HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, INCLUDING ONE OPERATED BY A THIRD-PARTY OR ON A PRIVATE SERVER, PROVIDED THAT SUCH COMMUNICATION OR WORK PRODUCT WAS MADE IN CONFIDENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING LEGAL ADVICE OR STRATEGY, OR PREPARING, EDITING, VALIDATING, OR OTHERWISE ASSISTING IN THE PREPARATION OF LEGAL MATERIALS. (B) PRIOR TO UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PURSUANT TO …
Sponsors
- Clyde Vanel (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Subjects: Civil Practice Law and Rules
Common questions
- What is A11723?
- A11723 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the use of artificial intelligence and attorney-client privilege and work product.
- What does A11723 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the use of artificial intelligence and attorney-client privilege and work product.
- What is the status of A11723?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11723?
- Clyde Vanel (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for A11723?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11723
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