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NY S 565

in committee

Relates to the use of biometric identity verification devices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 565 pass?

Not yet. NY S 565 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

What is NY S 565 about?

Relates to the use of biometric identity verification devices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; authorizes a licensee, its agent or employee to determine a person's age when purchasing alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by use of a biometric identity verification device; establishes where the use of the device indicates that the person is under the age of twenty-one, the attempted purchase of the alcoholic beverage shall be denied.

Who sponsors NY S 565?

James Skoufis is the primary sponsor of NY S 565.

Description

Relates to the use of biometric identity verification devices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; authorizes a licensee, its agent or employee to determine a person's age when purchasing alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by use of a biometric identity verification device; establishes where the use of the device indicates that the person is under the age of twenty-one, the attempted purchase of the alcoholic beverage shall be denied.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Skoufisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6007not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1817not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6656not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7758

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S565?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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