New York opens RAISE Act portal; OpenAI, Anthropic must file by January 1, 2027

New York's move places it alongside California and Illinois in building a state-level compliance layer for advanced AI. California's SB 53 took effect in January and requires incident reporting within 15 days, while Illinois' SB 315 starts at the beginning of 2027 with similar rules plus independent safety compliance audits. The staggered timelines and differing deadlines mean multi-state labs will need to track several regimes at once, with New York's 72-hour reporting window representing a tighter standard than California's. Enforcement sits with a new office, DIGIT, inside the Department of Financial Services, which the state is modeling on its existing Part 500 cybersecurity regime. Alongside the regulatory arm, a $55 million New York Center for AI Responsibility and Research at SUNY Binghamton, first announced by Governor Kathy Hochul in January, will independently evaluate AI systems. Hochul framed the rollout as pushback against industry claims of inevitability, saying the state is building 'a national model for smart, sensible AI regulation.' A separate New York chatbot safety law for minors is set to take effect June 1, 2027.