# New York S 811: Relates to the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards, departments and commissions

New York S 811, Relates to the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards, departments and commissions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael Gianaris (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-14 (SIGNED CHAP.93) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 811
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to the collection of certain demographic information by certain state agencies, boards, departments and commissions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-14, SIGNED CHAP.93
- Sponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: RULES, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (184 yes, 47 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More detailed ancestry categories for New Yorkers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, New York state agencies that directly collect residents’ ancestry or ethnic-origin data must use separate categories. This also covers state boards, departments, and commissions. North African categories include Egyptian, Moroccan, Algerian, Sudanese, Tunisian, and Libyan. M…
- Public gains access to detailed ancestry data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered New York agencies must make the specified ancestry data public while keeping personal identifying information confidential. Publication must follow state and federal law. Agencies must post the data on their websites by January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, when…
- New Yorkers lose guaranteed multiple ancestry choices: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered New York state agencies no longer have to allow multiple ancestry or ethnic-origin choices. This applies when agencies directly collect this information from state residents. Agencies can still allow multiple choices; the law does not require single-choice forms.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 102 | 47 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 21 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-02-14: SIGNED CHAP.93 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-11: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-02-11: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.11 (House)
- 2025-02-11: SUBSTITUTED FOR A518 (House)
- 2025-01-28: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (House)
- 2025-01-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.85 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S811)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S811)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S811-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).