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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 3827: Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools

Passed one chamber 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

S 3827 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to banning the use of biometric identifying technology in schools. Primary sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2025): 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 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad Hoylman-SigalPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.938
  7. PRINT NUMBER 3827A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  9. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION
  10. REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

Sources

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