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NYC Council · Int 1521-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Collecting and disclosing personal and sensitive information about New York city residents.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Dec 18, 2025
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to collecting and disclosing personal and sensitive information about New York city residents Read the full text

Consumer and Worker Protection

What it does

This bill would require collecting entities to obtain consent for the collection and disclosure of personal and sensitive information pertaining to New York City residents, including but not limited to biometric information, geolocation data, and DNA sequences. It would also require providing notice and obtaining consent from NYC residents when their personal or sensitive information is used for training or developing artificial intelligence models. In addition, entities would be required, within 90 days of a request, to provide residents with a list of third parties to whom their personal or sensitive information has been disclosed, as well as an opportunity to revoke previously given consent, and the ability to delete personal or sensitive information that was previously collected.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Dec 18, 2025
Referred to Comm by Council · Dec 18, 2025
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Public Advocate Jumaane WilliamsFarah N. Louis
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).