New York S 8004: CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S08004 Summary:

BILL NOS08004 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A06211

&nbsp

SPONSORMAY

&nbsp

COSPNSRWEIK

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add Art 4 §40-h, Civ Rts L

&nbsp

Prohibits the use of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information in places of public accommodation; prohibits entering into any agreement that authorizes any third party to use any biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information; provides penalties for violations.

Go to top S08004 Actions:

BILL NOS08004 

&nbsp

05/15/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Go to topS08004 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS08004 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS08004 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8004

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the use
 of biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information
 in places of public accommodation

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

 1 Section 1. Article 4 of the civil rights law is amended to add a new
 2 section 40-h to read as follows:
 3 § 40-h. Biometric surveillance. 1. For the purposes of this section:
 4 (a) "Biometric information" means any measurable physiological, biolog-
 5 ical or behavioral characteristics that are attributable to an individ-
 6 ual person, including facial characteristics, fingerprint character-
 7 istics, hand characteristics, eye characteristics, vocal
 8 characteristics, and any other physical characteristics that can be
 9 used, singly or in combination with each other or with other informa-
 10 tion, to establish individual identity. Examples of biometric informa-
 11 tion include, but are not limited to, fingerprints, handprints, retina
 12 and iris patterns, DNA sequence, voice, gait, and facial geometry.
 13 (b) "Biometric surveillance" means either of the following, alone or
 14 in combination:
 15 (i) an automated or semi-automated process by which a person is iden-
 16 tified or attempted to be identified based on their biometric informa-
 17 tion, including identification of known or unknown individuals or
 18 groups; and/or
 19 (ii) an automated or semi-automated process that generates, or assists
 20 in generating, surveillance information about an individual based on
 21 their biometric information.
 22 (c) "Biometric surveillance system" means any computer software or
 23 application that performs biometric surveillance.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01391-01-5

 S. 8004 2

 1 (d) "Surveillance information" means either of the following, alone or
 2 in combination:
 3 (i) any information about a known or unknown individual, including but
 4 not limited to, a person's name, date of birth, gender, aggregated
 5 location data, or criminal background; and/or
 6 (ii) any information derived from biometric information, including but
 7 not limited to, assessments about an individual's sentiment, state of
 8 mind or level of dangerousness.
 9 (e) "Use" does not include using biometric information to unlock a
 10 personal or business device, such as a telephone or laptop computer.
 11 2. It shall be unlawful for any person who is the owner, franchisor,
 12 franchisee, lessor, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent
 13 or employee of any place or provider of public accommodation to use any
 14 biometric surveillance system or biometric surveillance information or
 15 enter into any agreement that authorizes any third party, on behalf of
 16 the owner, franchisor, franchisee, lessor, lessee, proprietor, manager,
 17 superintendent, agent or employee of any place or provider of public
 18 accommodation, to use any biometric surveillance system or biometric
 19 surveillance information.
 20 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the owner,
 21 franchiso