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NY S 3827

passed one chamber

Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools for any reason other than certain specified purposes; adds fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators and students for the purpose of securely logging into a digital device for academic and administrative purpose to allowable purposes.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-12 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary
  • Nathalia Fernandezcosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Julia Salazarcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-12

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-15

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-15

    PRINT NUMBER 3827A

    amendment-passage

  5. 2025-05-06

    1ST REPORT CAL.938

  6. 2025-05-07

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  7. 2025-05-08

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  8. 2025-06-12

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  9. 2025-06-12

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  10. 2025-06-12

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Internet And Technology Vote

    2025-03-12 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Dan Stec: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
  • Education Vote - Version: A

    2025-05-06 · pass · 11-3

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • William Weber: no
  • Floor Vote - Version: A

    2025-06-12 · pass · 38-21

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • George Borrello: no
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Patricia Fahy: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Jack M. Martins: no
    • Mario Mattera: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Robert Rolison: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Dean Murray: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Jessica Ramos: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused

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