S1422 (2025-26 session)
NY State bill
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.
- Title
- Establishes the biometric identifier privacy act
- Type
- New York State Senate bill
- Session
- 2025-26 session
- Status
- Passed Senate
- Latest action date
- 2026-06-03
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Active version
- S1422A
- Same as
- A6031
- Law section
- General Business Law
Sponsors
- John C. Liu State Senator, District 16
Heard in committee
- Consumer Protection NY State Senate committee
- Internet And Technology NY State Senate committee
- Rules NY State Senate committee
Same as
- A6031 (2025-26 session) NY State bill
Committee meetings
Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.
- Rules, 2026-06-03
- Consumer Protection, 2026-05-12 Referred to committee; referred to Internet And Technology
- Consumer Protection, 2025-05-06 Referred to committee; referred to Internet And Technology