Assembly Bill A5432

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5432 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3651

2011-A5432 - Summary

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept credit cards, debit cards, money orders, and personal and business checks as a method of payment for any fee or other charge collecting by such state agency or department.

2011-A5432 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5432

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  all  state
  agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  164-e
to read as follows:
  S  164-E. FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED BY STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
ALL STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACCEPTING OR COLLECTING FEES,  FINES,
PENALTIES,  RENTS, RATES, TAXES, CHARGES, REVENUE, FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
OR OTHER AMOUNTS, FROM THE PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE FOR  THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF
CREDIT  CARDS,  DEBIT  CARDS,  MONEY  ORDERS,  AND PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
CHECKS AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED  OR  COLLECTED  BY
SUCH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08770-01-1

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2011-A5432A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3651

2011-A5432A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept credit cards, debit cards, money orders, and personal and business checks as a method of payment for any fee or other charge collecting by such state agency or department.

2011-A5432A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5432--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DenDEKKER, ORTIZ, BENEDETTO, N. RIVERA, WEPRIN,
  BARRON, GIBSON, MAISEL, MOYA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BREN-
  NAN,  CROUCH, GOODELL, GOTTFRIED, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to requiring all state
  agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 164-e
to read as follows:
  S 164-E. FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED BY STATE AGENCIES AND  DEPARTMENTS.
ALL  STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACCEPTING OR COLLECTING FEES, FINES,
PENALTIES, RENTS, RATES, TAXES, CHARGES, REVENUE, FINANCIAL  OBLIGATIONS
OR  OTHER  AMOUNTS,  FROM THE PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF
CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS, PRE-PAID CARDS, MONEY  ORDERS,  AND  PERSONAL
AND  BUSINESS  CHECKS  AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED OR
COLLECTED BY SUCH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08770-02-1

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