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NY S00681

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Monica Martinez

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands existing New York labor law prohibition on employee fingerprinting to also ban mandatory iris and retina scanning as a condition of employment

  • Maintains current exemptions for state employees, municipal subdivision employees, employees of publicly-funded or endowment-supported hospitals, medical college employees affiliated with such hospitals, and private proprietary hospital employees

  • Amends Labor Law Section 201-a, which has been in effect since 1973

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Prohibits fingerprinting or mandatory iris and retina scanning of employees; makes related provisions.

Last Action

referred to labor

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor2/5/2026
Labor1/7/2026
Labor3/26/2025
Labor1/8/2025

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