---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology"
description: "Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the use of biometric identifying technology; prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until July 1, 2022 or until the commissioner authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 6787"
citation: "New York A 6787 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WALLACE"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-20"
last_action: "2020-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57d90e84-8ebe-4a50-a1e6-7bd735c7d552"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6787"
source_hash: "f04a099c1bbd2f264e242bbdf51dd7998fbf02f23150e4753f12939b3a20e00f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 6787 (2019-2020) — Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the use of biometric identifying technology; prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until July 1, 2022 or until the commissioner authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6787** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6787&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A6787A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787A)
3. **A6787B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787B)
4. **A6787C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787C)
5. **A6787D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787D)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **128–19** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **118–24** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: D — **46–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WALLACE — primary (person)
- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
- FAHY — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- KIM — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER MG — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- QUART — cosponsor (person)
- REYES — cosponsor (person)
- RODRIGUEZ — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- SIMOTAS — cosponsor (person)
- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-20** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-29** PRINT NUMBER 6787A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-07** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 6787B `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-18** REPORTED
- **2019-06-18** RULES REPORT CAL.499
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.499
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-20** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** DIED IN SENATE
- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.245
- **2020-02-03** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6787C `amendment-passage`
- **2020-04-02** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6787D `amendment-passage`
- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-07-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2020-07-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5140B
- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.779
- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-12-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.349 `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.53

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57d90e84-8ebe-4a50-a1e6-7bd735c7d552`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).