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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S231
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Banks Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Banks
- Law Section:
- Banking Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง9-x, Bank L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3153
2011-2012: S378
2013-2014: S858
2017-2018: S4941
2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card, issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic, as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions; requires the department of financial services to recommend other forms of ID by foreign nationals living in NYS required, if any, to supplement verification needed by banking services in order to meet standing rules, regulations and laws with regard to accessing banking services.
2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S231 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Banking Law by adding a new section 9-x. Requires every banking institution to accept as a valid form of identification, the Dominican identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic for all banking transactions. Defines banking institutions. Section 2. Effective Date EXISTING LAW : None. JUSTIFICATION : Illegal immigrants are not permitted to open up bank accounts because they are not able to produce a viable form of
2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 231 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti- tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-x to read as follows: S 9-X. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1. EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BANKING INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ALL BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE LEGITIMACY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO THEIR NATIONALS LIVING IN THE STATE AND RECOMMEND WHICH ONES, IF ANY, SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BY BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE AS PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION BY THE IDENTIFICATION HOLDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN BANKING SERVICES. 4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RECOMMEND: (A) OTHER REQUIRED FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION BY FOREIGN NATIONALS LIVING IN THE STATE, IF ANY, TO SUPPLEMENT VERIFICATION NEEDED BY BANKING SERVICES IN ORDER TO MEET STANDING RULES, REGULATIONS, OR LAWS WITH REGARDS TO ACCESSING BANKING SERVICES; (B) ANY LEGISLATIVE MEASURES NECESSARY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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