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NY A 8788

in committee

Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 8788 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8788 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

What is NY A 8788 about?

Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act" to study privacy concerns and potential regulatory approaches to the development of facial recognition technology.

Who sponsors NY A 8788?

Clyde Vanel is the primary sponsor of NY A 8788.

Description

Enacts the "facial recognition technology study act" to study privacy concerns and potential regulatory approaches to the development of facial recognition technology.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Clyde Vanelprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-05

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8042not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3759not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2642not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3699

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