New York A 10909: Provides that all declarations of housing emergency that were in effect as of March 7, 2020 shall remain in effect until 2 years after the emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 202 of 2020 ends

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A10909 Summary:

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Enacts the "Shirley Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act"; establishes a right for individuals to have outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete public and digital narratives corrected once a legal matter is resolved; requires institutions to provide mechanisms for context, updates, and correction so that individuals are not permanently penalized by disproven or obsolete information in digital and automated systems.

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04/08/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10909

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. BURROUGHS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "Shirley
 Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act"

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Shirley
 2 Myers White Right To Reconciliation and Digital Identity Repair Act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
 4 1. In modern society, individuals are increasingly governed not only
 5 by formal legal outcomes, but by persistent narratives introduced and
 6 amplified through journalism, digital platforms, automated systems, and
 7 institutional records.
 8 2. When allegations, arrests, or adverse events are reported or
 9 recorded, they often receive prominent and lasting visibility, while
 10 resolutions such as acquittals, dismissals, or exonerations receive
 11 little or no corresponding prominence.
 12 3. The continued circulation of outdated, incomplete, or disproven
 13 narratives can cause ongoing and disproportionate harm, including but
 14 not limited to:
 15 (a) barriers to employment, education, and housing;
 16 (b) compromised personal safety and social standing;
 17 (c) psychological distress and reputational damage; and
 18 (d) structural exclusion through automated screening systems.
 19 4. Advances in artificial intelligence, search algorithms, and auto-
 20 mated decision-making tools have intensified this harm by scaling
 21 outdated information, often without transparency, context, or a mech-
 22 anism for correction.
 23 5. Modern indexing and artificial intelligence systems materially
 24 affect how narratives persist and influence decision-making.
 25 6. Search engines, automated background checks, data aggregators, and
 26 screening tools rely on indexed digital information to assess credibili-
 27 ty, eligibility, and risk. These systems do not independently verify

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 accuracy, context, or legal resolution; they surface and prioritize
 2 information based on availability and perceived relevance.
 3 7. When arrests, allegations, or adverse events are indexed without
 4 corresponding updates reflecting resolution or correction, automated
 5 systems may continue to treat incomplete narratives as current truth. In
 6 this environment, unresolved narratives can quietly govern access to
 7 employment, housing, education, safety, and social participation long
 8 after legal systems have corrected themselves.
 9 8. In some instances, individuals or institutions vested with authori-
 10 ty continue to assert or maintain narratives that contradict adjudicated
 11 legal outcomes, resulting in narrative abuse by authority and undermin-
 12 ing trust in public systems.
 13 9. Social workers, legal practitioners, educators, and community advo-
 14 cates routinely encounter individuals whose lives remain constrained by
 15 narratives that no longer reflect legal truth or present reality.
 16 10. Accountability and public safety are essential; however, justice
 17 does not end at disposition, a