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NY S 7872

in committee

Relates to comparing fingerprints of a defendant against the statewide database

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7872 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7872 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY S 7872 about?

Authorizes a court to order the division of criminal justice services to compare fingerprints of the defendant against the statewide database.

Who sponsors NY S 7872?

Patricia Fahy is the primary sponsor of NY S 7872.

Description

Authorizes a court to order the division of criminal justice services to compare fingerprints of the defendant against the statewide database.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patricia Fahyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-12

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 1213not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6915not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 10269not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2726not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2519not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2608not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5095not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 4491

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7872?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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