Senate Bill S8601

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory iris and retina scanning of employees

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

  • 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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2023-S8601 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-a-1, Lab L

2023-S8601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits mandatory iris and retina scanning of employees; makes related provisions.

2023-S8601 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8601
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting mandatory iris
   and retina scanning of employees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-a-1 to
 read as follows:
   § 201-A-1. MANDATORY IRIS AND RETINA SCANNING OF EMPLOYEES PROHIBITED.
 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, NO PERSON, AS A CONDITION OF SECUR-
 ING EMPLOYMENT OR OF CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO
 IRIS  OR RETINA SCANNING. THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF
 THE STATE OR ANY MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS  THEREOF,  OR  TO
 THE  EMPLOYEES  OF LEGALLY INCORPORATED HOSPITALS, SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR
 IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS OR PRIVATE ENDOWMENT, OR  TO  THE  EMPLOYEES  OF
 MEDICAL  COLLEGES  AFFILIATED  WITH  SUCH  HOSPITALS  OR TO EMPLOYEES OF
 PRIVATE PROPRIETARY HOSPITALS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FURTHER DEVELOP  A
 WAIVER PROCESS FOR OTHER EMPLOYERS OR OCCUPATIONS TO BE EXEMPT FROM THIS
 PROVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13244-02-4

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