S 6340: Makes conducting unlawful surveillance by use of a drone unlawful surveillance in the second degree.
What S 6340 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to protect individuals' privacy by making it a crime to use a drone to secretly view, broadcast, or record someone without their consent. This includes situations where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. The law will take effect immediately, making it a punishable offense to intentionally use a device for aerial imaging technology to invade someone's privacy.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6340
- What is the current status of S 6340?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6340 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 S 6340 pass?
- Not yet. S 6340 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6340, and where is it now?
- S 6340 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Codes. It is filed under Penal, alongside 132 other New York Penal bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 11, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 11, 2025 · 184 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6340 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to conducting unlawful surveillance by use of a drone The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 250.45 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Without the knowledge or consent of a person, such person inten- 4 tionally uses or permits the utilization of a device to surreptitiously 5 view, broadcast, or record another person, by means of aerial imaging 6 technology, at a place and time when a person has a reasonable expecta- 7 tion of privacy. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10011-01-5
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