---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology; repealer"
description: "Directs the director of the office of information technology services 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 of education authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 954"
citation: "New York A 954 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WALLACE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fc0d47d-2f86-4a81-aedd-41aaa5ebaee4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A954"
source_hash: "329e1f0dbd46c4312d2a86d48b68f8d6269a87275bfd1d30858f97e86ed6a0ac"
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 954 (2021-2022) — Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology; repealer

Directs the director of the office of information technology services 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 of education 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. **A954** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A954&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **47–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WALLACE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** REPORTED
- **2021-01-12** RULES REPORT CAL.2
- **2021-01-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.2
- **2021-01-12** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-01-12** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S893
- **2021-01-25** 3RD READING CAL.46
- **2021-01-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-01-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-01-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-01-28** SIGNED CHAP.2 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fc0d47d-2f86-4a81-aedd-41aaa5ebaee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).