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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "A 6787"
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citation: "New York A 6787 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["WALLACE"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2019-03-20"
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last_action: "2020-12-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57d90e84-8ebe-4a50-a1e6-7bd735c7d552"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A6787"
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source_hash: "f04a099c1bbd2f264e242bbdf51dd7998fbf02f23150e4753f12939b3a20e00f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 6787 (2019-2020) — Relates to the use of biometric identifying technology
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A6787** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6787&term=2019&Text=Y)
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2. **A6787A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787A)
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3. **A6787B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787B)
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4. **A6787C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787C)
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5. **A6787D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A6787D)
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## Votes
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- Assembly Vote — **128–19** (pass) · lower
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- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **118–24** (pass) · lower
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- Floor Vote - Version: D — **46–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- WALLACE — primary (person)
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- ABINANTI — cosponsor (person)
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- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
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- EPSTEIN — cosponsor (person)
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- FAHY — cosponsor (person)
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- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
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- KIM — cosponsor (person)
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- MILLER MG — cosponsor (person)
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- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
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- ORTIZ — cosponsor (person)
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- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
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- QUART — cosponsor (person)
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- REYES — cosponsor (person)
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- RODRIGUEZ — cosponsor (person)
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- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
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- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
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- SIMOTAS — cosponsor (person)
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- WEPRIN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-03-20** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-29** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-29** PRINT NUMBER 6787A `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-05** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-06** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-07** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 6787B `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-06-18** REPORTED
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- **2019-06-18** RULES REPORT CAL.499
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- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.499
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- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2019-06-20** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2019-06-20** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-08** DIED IN SENATE
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- **2020-01-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.245
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- **2020-02-03** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6787C `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-04-02** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6787D `amendment-passage`
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- **2020-07-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2020-07-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2020-07-21** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-07-22** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5140B
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- **2020-07-22** 3RD READING CAL.779
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- **2020-07-22** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2020-07-22** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2020-12-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.349 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.53
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## Source
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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).
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