A 8209: Requires the department of transportation to collect data from third-party identification verification services used by airline passengers for expedited security screening in public-use airports and submit a quarterly report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly containing such data; defines terms.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8209 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURROUGHS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to third-party iden- tity verification service reporting The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 2 14-o to read as follows: 3 § 14-o. Third-party identity verification service reporting. 1. For 4 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following 5 meanings: 6 (a) "Third-party identification verification service" shall mean a 7 privately operated identity verification service that utilizes biometric 8 data, including but not limited to fingerprint and facial recognition, 9 and secure credentialing to confirm the identity of individuals for the 10 purpose of facilitating expedited access to designated security check- 11 points at public-use airports. 12 (b) "Public-use airport" shall mean an airport available for use by 13 the general public without a requirement for the prior approval of the 14 owner or operator thereof except as may be required by federal law or 15 regulation. 16 (c) "Security breach" shall mean any instance where an individual 17 passes through a security checkpoint successfully while transporting a 18 restricted item, including but not limited to a concealed weapon. 19 2. Each third-party identification verification service operating in 20 the state shall, on a quarterly basis, provide to the department the 21 following information: 22 (a) the number of airline passengers who used a third-party identifi- 23 cation verification service for the purpose of receiving expedited 24 access through a security checkpoint at a public-use airport in the 25 state; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11686-01-5 
 A. 8209 2 1 (b) the number of passengers who had their identity verified by a 2 transportation security administration officer while using a third-party 3 identification verification service; 4 (c) the number of passengers who were found to not have proper iden- 5 tification or a boarding pass by a transportation security adminis- 6 tration officer while using a third-party identification verification 7 service; 8 (d) the amount of security breaches that have occurred related to 9 passengers using a third-party identification verification service; and 10 (e) the number of functioning kiosks that each third-party identifica- 11 tion verification service maintains in each public-use airport in the 12 state. 13 3. The department shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the 14 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the 15 assembly which shall include the information provided to the department 16 pursuant to subdivision two of this section. In addition to such infor- 17 mation, the department shall also include in such report: 18 (a) data gathered from all public-use airports in the state relating 19 to the number of passengers who received expedited access security 20 screening without using a third-party identification verification 21 service; and 22 (b) any other information related to third-party identification 23 verification services the department deems necessary. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.