Senate Bill S5687

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of a facial recognition system by a landlord on any residential premises

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7790
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-h, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S73, A4352
2023-2024: S2478, A322

2019-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of a facial recognition system by a landlord on any residential premises.

2019-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5687
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of a facial recognition system by a landlord  on  any  residential
   premises

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 235-h to read as follows:
   § 235-H. UNLAWFUL USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM. 1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION:
   (A) "FACIAL RECOGNITION" MEANS BOTH:
   (1) THE AUTOMATED OR SEMI-AUTOMATED PROCESS BY WHICH A PERSON IS IDEN-
 TIFIED  OR  ATTEMPTED  TO  BE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
 THEIR FACE, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF KNOWN OR UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS  OR
 GROUPS; AND
   (2)  THE  AUTOMATED  OR SEMI-AUTOMATED PROCESS BY WHICH THE CHARACTER-
 ISTICS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S FACE ARE ANALYZED TO  DETERMINE  THE  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  SENTIMENT, STATE OF MIND, OR OTHER PROPENSITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO LEVEL OF DANGEROUSNESS.
   (B) "FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM" MEANS ANY COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR  APPLI-
 CATION THAT PERFORMS FACIAL RECOGNITION.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IT IS
 UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LANDLORD TO OBTAIN, RETAIN,  ACCESS,  OR  USE,  ON  ANY
 RESIDENTIAL PREMISES:
   (A) ANY FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM; OR
   (B)  ANY  INFORMATION  OBTAINED FROM OR BY USE OF A FACIAL RECOGNITION
 SYSTEM.
   3. (A) WHEREVER THERE SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AN  APPLI-
 CATION  MAY BE MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO A COURT OR JUSTICE HAVING JURISDICTION TO ISSUE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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