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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A08779 Prohibits automatic license plate reader users from selling, sharing, allowing access to, or transferring automatic license plate reader information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

Direction

Abortion travel interstate shieldAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 85%

Prohibits sharing ALPR data with jurisdictions for enforcing laws that restrict reproductive health care access, and requires out-of-state agencies to affirm they will not use the data that way, so more protection for interstate travel and access to abortion.

An automatic license plate reader user shall not sell, share, allow access to, or transfer captured plate data to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that denies or interferes with a person's right to choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services.

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Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 70%

Extends the ALPR data-sharing prohibition and affirmation requirement to 'any lawful health care services' beyond just reproductive care, creating a broader shield against data use for health-related enforcement.

or any lawful health care services.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-02-25: print number 8779b
Filed
2025-06-02
Committee
Consumer Affairs and Protection
Sponsor
Nily Rozic D + 5 cosponsors (5 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a shield law restricting use of automatic license plate reader data specifically to protect access to reproductive health care (including abortion) and other lawful health care from out-of-state or other-jurisdiction enforcement, directly addressing interstate travel and shield protections for abortion.

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History (6 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-02-25Aprint number 8779b
2026-02-25Aamend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection
2026-02-05Aprint number 8779a
2026-02-05Aamend and recommit to consumer affairs and protection
2026-01-07Areferred to consumer affairs and protection
2025-06-02Areferred to consumer affairs and protection