New York S 1422: Relates to designating human organ delivery vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles

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S01422 Summary:

BILL NOS01422A

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SAME ASSAME AS A06031-A

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SPONSORLIU

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 32-A §§676 - 676-e, Gen Bus L

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Establishes the biometric identifier privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years of the individual's last interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.

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BILL NOS01422A

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/06/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

05/12/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

05/12/2026PRINT NUMBER 1422A

06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1609

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1422--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
 recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and
 committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to biometric iden-
 tifier privacy

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 2 32-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 32-A
 4 BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER PRIVACY ACT
 5 Section 676. Short title.
 6 676-a. Definitions.
 7 676-b. Retention; collection; disclosure; destruction.
 8 676-c. Regulatory authority and enforcement.
 9 676-d. Construction with other laws.
 10 676-e. Severability.
 11 § 676. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
 12 the "biometric identifier privacy act".
 13 § 676-a. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Biometric identifi-
 14 er" means the data generated by measurements or other analysis of an
 15 individual's biological or behavioral characteristics such as a face-
 16 print, fingerprint, voiceprint, gait, retina or iris image, DNA, or any
 17 other biological characteristic that can be used for automated recogni-
 18 tion of a known or unknown individual. "Biometric identifier" does not
 19 include:
 20 (a) a writing sample of written signature;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04356-02-6

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 1 (b) a photograph or video, except "biometric identifier" includes data
 2 generated, captured, or collected from the biological characteristics of
 3 a person depicted in a photograph or video;
 4 (c) a human biological sample used for valid scientific testing or
 5 screening;
 6 (d) demographic data;
 7 (e) a physical description, including height, weight, hair color, eye
 8 color, or a tattoo description;
 9 (f) any donated portion of a human body stored on behalf of a recipi-
 10 ent or potential recipient of a living cadaveric transplant and obtained
 11 or stored by a federally designated organ procurement agency, including
 12 an organ, tissue, an eye, a bone, an artery, blood, and any other fluid
 13 or serum;
 14 (g) information collected, used, or stored for health care treatment,
 15 payment, or operations under the federal Health Insurance Portability
 16 and Accountability Act of 1996;
 17 (h) any image or film of the human anatomy used to diagnose, provide a
 18 prognosis for, or treat an illness or other medical condi