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Assembly Bill A8779C

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Restricts the use of automatic license plate reader information

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2025-A8779 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §394-j, Gen Bus L

2025-A8779 - Summary

Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

2025-A8779 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8779
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the
   use of automatic license plate reader information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 397-c to read as follows:
   § 397-C. POLICY FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
 1.  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE
 OR MORE MOBILE OR FIXED HIGH-SPEED  CAMERAS  USED  IN  COMBINATION  WITH
 COMPUTER  ALGORITHMS  TO CONVERT IMAGES OF LICENSE PLATES INTO COMPUTER-
 READABLE DATA.
   (B) "CAPTURED PLATE DATA" SHALL MEAN THE  GPS  COORDINATES,  DATE  AND
 TIME,  PHOTOGRAPH,  LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, AND ANY OTHER DATA CAPTURED BY
 OR DERIVED FROM AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
   (C) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER  SYSTEMS"  MEANS  MULTI-AGENCY  OR
 VENDOR  AGREEMENTS  THAT  ALLOW  THE  SHARING OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
 READER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN NEW YORK.
   (D) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER" MEANS  A  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 THAT OWNS OR OPERATES AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER DEVICE.
   (E)  "LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY" MEANS A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY, UNIT OF
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR PRIVATE ENTITY  CHARGED  WITH  THE  ENFORCEMENT  OF
 STATE,  COUNTY,  OR  MUNICIPAL LAWS OR WITH MANAGING CUSTODY OF DETAINED
 PERSONS IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION.
   2. (A) AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER SHALL NOT  SELL,  SHARE,
 ALLOW  ACCESS TO, OR TRANSFER AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION
 TO ANY STATE OR LOCAL JURISDICTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF  INVESTIGATING  OR
 ENFORCING  A  LAW  THAT  DENIES  OR  INTERFERES WITH A PERSON'S RIGHT TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11861-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A8779A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §394-j, Gen Bus L

2025-A8779A - Summary

Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

2025-A8779A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8779--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and Protection -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the
   use of automatic license plate reader information
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 394-j to read as follows:
   § 394-J. POLICY FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE
 OR  MORE  MOBILE  OR  FIXED  HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS USED IN COMBINATION WITH
 COMPUTER ALGORITHMS TO CONVERT IMAGES OF LICENSE PLATES  INTO  COMPUTER-
 READABLE DATA. "AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL INCLUDE BUT
 NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  SUCH  SYSTEMS  THAT ARE SUBJECT TO MULTI-AGENCY OR
 VENDOR AGREEMENTS THAT ALLOW THE  SHARING  OF  AUTOMATIC  LICENSE  PLATE
 READER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN NEW YORK.
   (B)  "CAPTURED  PLATE  DATA"  SHALL MEAN THE GPS COORDINATES, DATE AND
 TIME, PHOTOGRAPH, LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, AND ANY OTHER DATA  CAPTURED  BY
 OR DERIVED FROM AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
   (C)  "AUTOMATIC  LICENSE  PLATE  READER USER" MEANS A PERSON OR ENTITY
 THAT OWNS OR OPERATES AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER DEVICE.
   (D) "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" MEANS: (I) A LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFI-
 CERS LAW; AND (II) ANY PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, SECURITY GUARD,  OR  WATCH,
 GUARD, OR PATROL AGENCY LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS
 CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11861-04-6

co-Sponsors

2025-A8779B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §394-j, Gen Bus L

2025-A8779B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

2025-A8779B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8779--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROZIC, SEAWRIGHT, LEVENBERG -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in  accord-
   ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
   in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- again reported from said
   committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
   ted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the
   use of automatic license plate reader information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 394-j to read as follows:
   § 394-J. POLICY FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS.
 1.  AS  USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM OF ONE
 OR MORE MOBILE OR FIXED HIGH-SPEED  CAMERAS  USED  IN  COMBINATION  WITH
 COMPUTER  ALGORITHMS  TO CONVERT IMAGES OF LICENSE PLATES INTO COMPUTER-
 READABLE DATA. "AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM" SHALL INCLUDE BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO SUCH SYSTEMS  THAT  ARE  SUBJECT  TO  MULTI-AGENCY  OR
 VENDOR  AGREEMENTS  THAT  ALLOW  THE  SHARING OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
 READER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN NEW YORK.
   (B) "CAPTURED PLATE DATA" SHALL MEAN THE  GPS  COORDINATES,  DATE  AND
 TIME,  PHOTOGRAPH,  LICENSE PLATE NUMBER, AND ANY OTHER DATA CAPTURED BY
 OR DERIVED FROM AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
   (C) "AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER USER" MEANS  A  PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 THAT OWNS OR OPERATES AN AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER DEVICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11861-06-6
 A. 8779--B                          2

co-Sponsors

2025-A8779C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §394-j, Gen Bus L

2025-A8779C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

2025-A8779C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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