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Enacts the "Shirley Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act"; establishes a right for individuals to have outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete public and digital narratives corrected once a legal matter is resolved; requires institutions to provide mechanisms for context…
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New York's A 10909, the "Shirley Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act," would add Executive Law § 296-e giving individuals a right to have outdated, inaccurate or incomplete narratives corrected after a legal matter is resolved. Among its domains, entities using automated tools for screening, ranking or decision-making would have to give notice when adverse decisions rely on automated narrative sources, allow correction, and ensure human review when narrative harm is alleged. Referred to the Governmental Operations Committee April 8, 2026; it has not passed either house.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If it became law, media outlets, employers, housing providers and entities using automated screening or decision tools would face notice, correction and human-review duties for narratives or records they originated or maintained.
Key provisions
- Media entities that publish about arrests or criminal proceedings would need procedures to update or contextualize coverage when legal outcomes change; historical records need not be removed
- Entities using automated tools for screening, ranking or decision-making would have to give notice when adverse decisions rely on automated narrative sources, allow correction of materially inaccurate or outdated information, and ensure human review when narrative harm is alleged
- Employers, housing providers and institutions could not rely solely on uncontextualized narratives where legal resolution or correction is available; individuals could submit documentation and request reconsideration
- After legal disposition, no authority could knowingly maintain or disseminate narratives that materially contradict adjudicated outcomes
- Social media platforms would have to remove non-factual accusations that may jeopardize an individual's reputation, but the bill also says it does not regulate platforms or search engines, and limits duties to the entity that originated or maintained the narrative or record (§ 296-e(3))
- The Division of Human Rights would develop guidance; the bill would take effect immediately; referred to Governmental Operations 4/8/2026
Latest legislative action
Apr 8, 2026. referred to governmental operations
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| FAHY | Primary |
| Rules Committee | Primary |
| SKOUFIS | Cosponsor |
| STECK | Cosponsor |
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