A 627 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to requiring consent of a minor's parent, legal guardian or attorney for law enforcement collection of DNA from certain minors

Summary

Requires the written consent of a minor's parent, legal guardian or attorney for law enforcement collection of DNA from a minor and/or pick up of a discarded sample of a minor prior to the lawful arrest of such minor.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A627 → A627A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that law enforcement can collect DNA from minors in two specific situations: actively collecting a sample or picking up a sample the minor has already discarded. This change ensures the law covers both active collection and the retrieval of abandoned samples, while maintaining the requirement for parental consent before the minor's arrest.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was expanded to explicitly include the collection of discarded DNA samples alongside active collection efforts.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for parental consent now applies to both actively collecting a DNA sample and picking up a sample the minor has already discarded.

A new provision explicitly allows law enforcement to pick up discarded DNA samples prior to arrest, provided parental consent is obtained.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 627A

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors