# Peter Harckham
Public lawmaker profile for the Negotiate The Future policy tracker.
Profile URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/20263
Party: D
Role: Sen
District: SD-040
States: NY
Tracked bills: 4
Latest activity: 2026-05-11
Summary: Peter Harckham is a tracked D Sen in NY with 4 public bills. Focus areas include 4 AI bills. Latest tracked bill: S09051 Prohibits artificial intelligence chatbots from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features..
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https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/20263/txt
https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/lawmakers/profiles/20263/json
Source links:
- Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Harckham
- Vote Smart: https://votesmart.org/candidate/107594/bio
- FollowTheMoney: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=16135838

## Tracked bills (4)
### S09051 — Prohibits artificial intelligence chatbots from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S09051
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-05-11
Text available: yes

### S07956 — Prohibits any motor vehicle with a manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more which utilizes autonomous vehicle technology from being operated on public highways unless a natural person holding a valid license for the operation of the motor vehicle's class is present within such vehicle.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S07956
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-07
Text available: yes

### S08451 — Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides requirements for fairness in disclosures to news media workers, news media consumers, oversight of AI systems, and workplace protections for news media workers.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S08451
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Introduced
Categories: AI
Updated: 2026-01-07
Text available: yes

### S06953 — Relates to the training and use of artificial intelligence frontier models; defines terms; establishes remedies for violations.
URL: https://negotiatethefuture.org/policy-tracker/NY/2025/S06953
Jurisdiction: NY
Session year: 2025
Status: Passed
Categories: AI
Updated: 2025-12-19
Text available: yes