New York A 6999: Relates to the consumer protection division in the department of state

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A06999 Summary:

BILL NOA06999A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06130-A

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SPONSORMagnarelli

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Colton, Lunsford, Davila, Rozic, McMahon, Weprin, Burroughs, Yeger, Berger, Solages,
 Carroll R, Eichenstein, Rivera, Taylor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §94-a, Exec L

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Requires the consumer protection division to establish a process by which any state agency or third party, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York resident identities via a secure comparison process against state systems.

Go to top A06999 Actions:

BILL NOA06999A

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03/18/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

05/06/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

05/06/2026print number 6999a

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Go to topA06999 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6999--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, McDONALD, COLTON, LUNSFORD, DAVILA,
 ROZIC, McMAHON, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
 mental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to certain interagency
 agreements with the consumer protection division

 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 three new subparagraphs 17, 18 and 19 are 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[.];
 19 (17) establish a process by which any state agency or third party,
 20 pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes
 21 of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10607-06-6

 A. 6999--A 2

 1 or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York
 2 resident identities via a secure comparison process against state
 3 systems. Such process shall require, at a minimum, auditable user
 4 consent, no data or images leave state systems, facial images are
 5 converted into a mathematical representation and adequately protected to
 6 facilitate a secure comparison, and any vendor selected shall be
 7 required to annually submit their solution for National Institute of
 8 Standards and Technology (NIST) testing and publication and such vendor
 9 shall have a minimum ISO 30101 Level 2 Conformant Liveness (PAD Level 2)
 10 compliance verified by a NIST approved third party;
 11 (18) Any revenue generated as a result of an agreement authorized by
 12 this section shall be made available to the state comptroller for depos-
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