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Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance technology by law enforcement; establishes the biometric surveillance regulation task force; and provides for the expiration and repeal of certain provisions
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New York's A 1045 would bar police agencies, police officers, peace officers and state police members from acquiring, possessing, accessing or using any biometric surveillance system, or information derived from one, in their duties, and let a person sue for equitable or declaratory relief. Mobile fingerprint scanning, DNA index and fingerprint database comparisons are excepted. It would create a 12-member task force reporting between 2029 and 2030. Introduced January 8, 2025 and referred to the Governmental Operations Committee; it has not passed either house.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted, it would bar police from using biometric surveillance systems, affecting vendors that sell such technology to law enforcement.
Key provisions
- Would add Executive Law section 837-y: no police agency, police officer or peace officer could acquire, possess, access, install, activate or use a biometric surveillance system, or information derived from one by another entity.
- Would add Executive Law section 236 with the same prohibition for members of the state police.
- Biometric surveillance is defined as automated or semi-automated identification of a person from biometric information, or generation of surveillance information from it.
- A person could bring an action for equitable or declaratory relief against a police agency, officer or peace officer that violates the ban.
- Exceptions would include mobile fingerprint scanners during lawful detention, the state DNA identification index, fingerprint comparisons for routine booking or crime scenes, and security systems verifying police staff identity.
- A 12-member task force on the regulation of biometric surveillance would study the technology and, if it finds law enforcement use should be permitted, propose a framework; its report would be due no sooner than January 1, 2029 and no later than January 1, 2030.
- The act would take effect immediately; the task force section would expire 60 days after the report is transmitted.
- Status: referred to Governmental Operations on January 7, 2026; not passed by either house.
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. referred to governmental operations
Sponsors (showing 5 of 11)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Deborah Glick | Primary |
| Chris Burdick | Cosponsor |
| Diana Moreno | Cosponsor |
| Emily Gallagher | Cosponsor |
| Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas | Cosponsor |
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