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Requires the department of transportation to collect data from third-party identification verification services used by airline passengers for expedited security screening in public-use airports and submit a quarterly report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of…
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New York's A 8209 would add Transportation Law § 14-o requiring each third-party identification verification service operating in the state (a private service using biometric data, including fingerprint and facial recognition, for expedited access to airport security checkpoints) to report quarterly to the department on passenger use, TSA identity checks, passengers lacking proper identification, security breaches and kiosks. The department would report quarterly to the Governor and Legislature. Would take effect immediately. Introduced May 5, 2025 and referred to the Transportation Committee (again January 7, 2026); it has not passed either chamber.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. If enacted, biometric identity-verification services at New York airports would have to file quarterly usage and security-breach data with the state; no penalty is stated.
Key provisions
- Transportation Law § 14-o(1): defines a "third-party identification verification service" as a privately operated service using biometric data (including fingerprint and facial recognition) and secure credentialing for expedited access at public-use airport checkpoints
- Quarterly, each service must give the department the number of passengers using it, passengers whose identity a TSA officer verified, passengers a TSA officer found lacking proper identification or a boarding pass, security breaches, and functioning kiosks at each public-use airport
- The department must submit a quarterly report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly with that data, plus data on passengers screened without such a service
- The text states no penalty, enforcement mechanism, private right of action or exemptions; it does not define "the department"
- Would take effect immediately; referred to Transportation, with no further action
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2026. referred to transportation
Sponsors (showing 5 of 27)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| ENGLEBRIGHT | Primary |
| EPSTEIN | Primary |
| Kenneth Zebrowski | Primary |
| Noah Burroughs D | Primary |
| WEPRIN | Primary |
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