By Peter B. Solopreneur in Beaverton. Bootstrapped three companies to acquisition. Tries to code daily. Grows dahlias as a reminder that some things take patience and care.
March 4, 2026
New York regulates 38 licensed professions. Senate Bill S7263 would make chatbot operators liable for AI responses covering at least 14 of them, plus law.
A bill heading to the New York State Senate floor would create civil liability when a consumer-facing chatbot gives "substantive" advice in licensed domains like medicine, law, licensed professional engineering, and mental health counseling (plus a long tail of other professions, including podiatry).
This hits consumers first and builders next, including government and nonprofit chatbots that explain tenant rights or basic healthcare next steps. Most lawsuits would likely cluster around ordinary requests: translate medical jargon, summarize a legal notice, or suggest next questions to ask a professional.
Senate Bill S7263, introduced by Senator Kristen Gonzalez in April 2025, reached the Senate floor calendar on February 26, 2026. If it passes the Senate, crosses to the Assembly (where companion bill A6545 already exists), and gets the Governor's signature, chatbot deployers get 90 days before liability starts.
What the bill says
The full bill is two pages (PDF). Here they are:
Page 1: Definitions and scope. Page 2: Prohibited conduct, liability, and disclosure requirements.
S7263 adds a new section (SS 390-f) to New York's General Business Law. The core prohibition:
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