New York S 10227: Requires policies for the use of automatic license plate reader systems

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S10227 Summary:

BILL NOS10227 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00563-A

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRBYNOE

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §94-a, Exec L; add §399-zzzzzz, Gen Bus L

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Requires the consumer protection division to promulgate a policy governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities; requires such non-law enforcement agencies and non-government entities to conspicuously post such policy on their website or in their place of business.

Go to top S10227 Actions:

BILL NOS10227 

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05/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1432

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A563A

&nbspA00563 AMEND=A Paulin

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp04/15/2025amend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp04/15/2025print number 563a

&nbsp04/28/2025reported 

&nbsp05/01/2025advanced to third reading cal.107

&nbsp05/05/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/05/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/05/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.16

&nbsp01/12/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/12/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/12/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10227

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1432

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10227

 IN SENATE

 May 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, BYNOE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general business law, in
 relation to requiring policies for the use of automatic license plate
 reader systems

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs 15 and 16 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3
 2 of section 94-a of the executive law, subparagraph 15 as amended and
 3 subparagraph 16 as added by chapter 374 of the laws of 2022, are amended
 4 and a new subparagraph 17 is added to read as follows:
 5 (15) create an internet website or webpage pursuant to section three
 6 hundred ninety-c of the general business law, as added by chapter five
 7 hundred nine of the laws of two thousand seven; [and]
 8 (16) exercise such powers and duties granted to the secretary by arti-
 9 cle sixteen of the energy law as the secretary may direct, including,
 10 but not limited to: consult with such president of the New York state
 11 energy research and development authority in connection with investi-
 12 gations conducted by such president pursuant to article sixteen of the
 13 energy law; make determinations relating to compliance by products with
 14 the standards adopted pursuant to article sixteen of the energy law;
 15 order the immediate cessation of any distribution, sale or offer for
 16 sale, import, or installation of any product that does not meet such
 17 standards; and impose civil penalties as contemplated by article sixteen
 18 of the energy law[.]; and
 19 (17) (i) Develop, maintain and disseminate a minimum standards policy
 20 governing the use of automatic license plate reader systems by non-law
 21 enforcement entities and non-government entities. The minimum standards
 22 policy shall include, but not be limited to, provisions on permissible
 23 uses of the automatic license plate reader technology, data sharing and
 24 dissemination, prohibited uses, record retention and management, and
 25 training. For purposes of this section, "automatic license plate reader
 26 system" shall mean a system of one or more mobile or fixed high-speed
 27 cameras used in combination with computer algorithms to convert images

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02135-03-5

 S. 10227 2

 1 of license plates into computer-readable data. The departm