---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation"
description: "Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and repeals such commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 3971"
citation: "New York S 3971 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SAVINO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-22"
last_action: "2019-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c857a05-a43a-4b83-8ed4-27f0d49eec48"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S3971"
source_hash: "ff462e7f240b25225167a828b866f059fd090870b4ebc84de9bf217df427baa4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 3971 (2019-2020) — Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate how to regulate artificial intelligence, robotics and automation; and repeals such commission.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S3971** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3971&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S3971A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3971A)
3. **S3971B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3971B)

## Votes

- Internet And Technology Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **59–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **141–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- SAVINO — primary (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- JORDAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-22** REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** 1ST REPORT CAL.277
- **2019-03-13** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-03-14** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-04-29** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3971A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-13** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3971B `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-20** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1746C
- **2019-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.481
- **2019-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-03** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-07-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-24** SIGNED CHAP.110 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c857a05-a43a-4b83-8ed4-27f0d49eec48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).