NY A01045

Prohibits all police agencies, police officers, peace officers, and state police from acquiring, possessing, accessing, installing, activating, or using biometric surveillance systems, including facial recognition, while performing job duties

Defines biometric information broadly to include facial characteristics, fingerprints, iris patterns, voice, gait, DNA sequence, and other physical characteristics used to establish identity

Allows exceptions for mobile fingerprint scanners during lawful detention, DNA comparisons through the state DNA identification index, routine booking fingerprint comparisons, and internal security systems for verifying police personnel access

Creates a 12-member Biometric Surveillance Regulation Task Force to study the technology's effectiveness, accuracy across demographic groups, and potential harms, with members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders

Requires the task force to submit a report between January 1, 2029 and January 1, 2030 with recommendations on whether law enforcement should be permitted to use biometric surveillance and under what framework