Banning Unofficial DNA Databases
Status: In Senate Committee
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Brad Hoylman and Rep. Stefani Zinerman
S.T.O.P. supports Senate Bill S1347 and Assembly Bill A6124, banning unofficial, unregulated DNA databases. Currently, New York City and other localities maintain DNA databases without any authorization from, or oversight by, New York State. These databases retain and use DNA records in a manner that would be unlawful for New York’s official DNA database, the New York State DNA Identification Index.