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A 6720

New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-A-6720
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Education
Assembly in_committee 2026-01-07
Education Privacy / Data / Technology
Summary

Prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools for any reason other than certain specified purposes; adds fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators and students for the purpose of securely logging into a digital device for academic and administrative purpose to allowable purposes.

Sponsor
Tony Simone
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-11 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-07 Status in_committee
2026-01-07 Latest Action In Assembly Committee
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