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A 5336: Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful dissemination of a security body scan.
What A 5336 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent the unauthorized sharing of security body scans. A person can be held liable for this offense if they knowingly distribute a body scan taken for security purposes without the consent of the individual who was scanned. This includes any images derived from the scan. The law will classify this offense as a class A misdemeanor. The law will take effect on the first day of November after it is passed.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5336
- What is the current status of A 5336?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5336 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 5336 pass?
- Not yet. A 5336 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5336, and where is it now?
- A 5336 was authored by Asm. Alec Brook-Krasny with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 13, 2025 | held for consideration in codes |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 236 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5336 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the unlawful dissemination of a security body scan The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 250.72 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 250.72 Unlawful dissemination of a security body scan. 4 A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination of a body scan, when such 5 person, without the permission of the person of whom the scan was made, 6 knowingly disseminates a body scan taken for legal security purposes, or 7 any image or images derived from such scan, to any other person who has 8 not been authorized to receive such scan pursuant to state or federal 9 statute or regulation. 10 Unlawful dissemination of a security body scan is a class A misdemea- 11 nor. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09204-01-5
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