A 6999 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the consumer protection division in the department of state

Summary

Requires the consumer protection division to establish a process by which any state agency or third party, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York resident identities via a secure comparison process against state systems.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action May 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

A6999 → A6999A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the scope of identity verification services by adding three new clauses. These changes clarify that the process must protect data within state systems, mandate that revenue from these agreements goes to the state general fund, and prohibit service providers from collecting specific user data like IP addresses and geolocation information.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include stricter data privacy requirements for vendors and a new funding mechanism for the state.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that any revenue generated from the new identity verification agreements must be deposited into the state's general fund.

Added a prohibition preventing service providers from retaining IP addresses, geolocation data, or other information describing the user's device or network location.

Modified the existing clause to explicitly state that facial images must be converted into mathematical representations and that no data or images can leave state systems during the verification process.

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Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6999A

lower

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors