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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6720: Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 6720 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools. Primary sponsor: Tony Simone (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony SimonePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. PRINT NUMBER 6720A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  4. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source