Senate Bill S794A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that every banking institution maintaining checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance

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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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2015-S794 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4981
Current Committee:
Senate Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-x, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8146, A6685
2011-2012: S1195, A3558
2013-2014: S1156, A3511
2017-2018: S2797, A5744
2019-2020: S982, A1931, A9677
2021-2022: S1465, A1073

2015-S794 - Summary

Provides that every banking institution which maintains checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance; provides such banks may dishonor check for insufficient funds, but then must honor smaller checks within amounts on deposit in the subject account.

2015-S794 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S794 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   794

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- 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 the  order  in  which  a
  payor bank shall pay checks

  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-w  to
read as follows:
  S  9-W.  BANKING  INSTITUTIONS TO PAY CHECKS DRAWN THEREIN IN ORDER OF
PRESENTATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO  THE
CONTRARY, EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES CHECKING ACCOUNTS FOR
ITS CUSTOMERS SHALL, IN PAYING SUCH CHECKS AS ARE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT,
PAY  THE CHECKS IN THE ORDER WHEREIN THEY ARE RECEIVED; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER, IF A CHECK IS DISHONORED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS AND THEREAFTER SMAL-
LER CHECKS WHICH COULD BE PAID ARE RECEIVED, THE SMALLER CHECKS SHALL BE
HONORED WITHIN AMOUNTS ON DEPOSIT IN THE SUBJECT ACCOUNT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00884-01-5

2015-S794A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4981
Current Committee:
Senate Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-x, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8146, A6685
2011-2012: S1195, A3558
2013-2014: S1156, A3511
2017-2018: S2797, A5744
2019-2020: S982, A1931, A9677
2021-2022: S1465, A1073

2015-S794A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that every banking institution which maintains checking accounts for customers shall pay checks in the order received within account balance; provides such banks may dishonor check for insufficient funds, but then must honor smaller checks within amounts on deposit in the subject account.

2015-S794A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S794A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 794--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Banks  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the banking law, in relation to the order in which a
  payor bank shall pay checks

  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. BANKING INSTITUTIONS TO PAY CHECKS DRAWN THEREIN  IN  ORDER  OF
PRESENTATION.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE
CONTRARY, EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION WHICH PROVIDES CHECKING ACCOUNTS FOR
ITS CUSTOMERS SHALL, IN PAYING SUCH CHECKS AS ARE PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT,
PAY THE CHECKS IN THE ORDER WHEREIN THEY ARE RECEIVED; PROVIDED,  HOWEV-
ER, IF A CHECK IS DISHONORED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS AND THEREAFTER SMAL-
LER CHECKS WHICH COULD BE PAID ARE RECEIVED, THE SMALLER CHECKS SHALL BE
HONORED WITHIN AMOUNTS ON DEPOSIT IN THE SUBJECT ACCOUNT.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00884-02-6

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