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S 5806: Prohibits the use of the state DNA identification index for familial DNA searches.
What S 5806 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to regulate familial DNA search regulations in New York. It establishes a policy for the state DNA identification index, which must be consistent with the operational requirements and capabilities of the Division of Criminal Justice Services. The policy should address standards for determining DNA matches and prohibit familial DNA searches. Additionally, the bill prohibits searching the state DNA identification index to identify an offender as a biological relative of the individual from whom the DNA sample was acquired.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5806
- What is the current status of S 5806?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5806 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 INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY".
- Did S 5806 pass?
- Not yet. S 5806 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5806, and where is it now?
- S 5806 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. Its committee of record is Senate Internet & Technology.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 370 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5806 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the powers and duties of the commission on forensic science regarding familial DNA search regulations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 9 and subdivision 12 2 of section 995-b of the executive law, as added by chapter 737 of the 3 laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows: 4 After reviewing recommendations from the division of criminal justice 5 services, the commission, in consultation with the DNA subcommittee, 6 shall promulgate a policy for the establishment and operation of a DNA 7 identification index consistent with the operational requirements and 8 capabilities of the division of criminal justice services, subject to 9 the restrictions set forth in subdivision twelve of this section. Such 10 policy shall address the following issues: 11 12. Promulgate standards for a determination of a match between the 12 DNA records contained in the state DNA identification index and a DNA 13 record of a person submitted for comparison therewith; provided, howev- 14 er, that such standards shall prohibit a familial DNA search. 15 § 2. Section 995-c of the executive law is amended by adding a new 16 subdivision 10 to read as follows: 17 10. No search may be performed of the state DNA identification index 18 for the purpose of identification of an offender in connection with a 19 crime for which the offender may be a biological relative of the indi- 20 vidual from whom the DNA sample was acquired. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Any rules, regulations, 22 policies or procedures which are in conflict with the amendments made by 23 this act are immediately nullified and void as against public policy. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04017-01-5
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