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A01537 Summary:

BILL NOA01537 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05153

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSREpstein, Cruz, Mamdani, Raga, Forrest

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §838-c, Exec L

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Prohibits the use of DNA phenotyping in criminal prosecutions and proceedings.

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BILL NOA01537 

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01/10/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1537

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, MAMDANI, RAGA, FORREST
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the use of
 DNA phenotyping in criminal prosecutions and proceedings

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 838-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 838-c. DNA phenotyping. 1. As used in this section, the following
 4 terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "DNA phenotyping" shall mean the process of predicting a person's
 6 physical biometric information and other observable physical or biochem-
 7 ical characteristics, ancestry or familial connections based on an anal-
 8 ysis of such person's DNA; and
 9 (b) "physical biometric information" shall mean an individual's phys-
 10 ical characteristics, including, but not limited to, eye color, hair
 11 color, skin color, freckling and face shape.
 12 2. No law enforcement agency or member of law enforcement shall
 13 contract for DNA phenotyping services with any public or private entity.
 14 3. No product or evidence that results or flows from the use of DNA
 15 phenotyping may be used as part of reasonable cause for arrest, and any
 16 product or evidence that results or flows from the use of DNA phenotyp-
 17 ing is prohibited from use in an investigation. For criminal prose-
 18 cutions and proceedings, any evidence or product that results or flows
 19 from the use of DNA phenotyping is inadmissible.
 20 4. Any conviction obtained, either directly or indirectly, through the
 21 use of DNA phenotyping, shall be eligible for relief in accordance with
 22 section 440.10 of the criminal procedure law.
 23 5. In any action brought by any person to enforce this section, the
 24 court may issue an injunction to restrain, prevent, or enforce any
 25 violation of this section, including but not limited to, the destruction

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01793-01-5

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 1 of any product of DNA phenotyping. The court may mandate changes in the
 2 policies and procedures of police department rules and guidelines when
 3 such measures are required to remedy a violation under this section.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law and any physical biometric information obtained as a
 6 result of DNA phenotyping already in possession of law enforcement and
 7 peace officers shall be immediately destroyed.

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