Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to banks |
Sep 06, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6865
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th 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
2017-S6865 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S6865 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6865 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the banking law, in relation to prohibiting financial institutions from charging a fee for periodic paper statements PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To prohibit financial institutions from charging for paper statements, when those statements are required for an application for public benefits. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The banking law is amended by adding Section 9-x to prohibit financial institutions from charging for periodic paper statements, when those statements are required for an application for public benefits. JUSTIFICATION : Fees, charged by financial institution, for periodic bank statements that are in paper format have been reported to be as high as $6 per statement for each month. Many who apply for public benefits are on fixed incomes but nevertheless must pay there onerous fees to comply with the present application rules. Presently, high fees for paper
2017-S6865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6865 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to prohibiting financial institutions from charging a fee for periodic paper statements 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: § 9-X. FEES FOR PERIODIC PAPER STATEMENTS PROHIBITED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW OR RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, INCLUD- ING ANY BANK, TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS BANK, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, CREDIT UNION, MORTGAGE BROKER, MORTGAGE BANKER, OR OTHER INVESTMENT ENTITY, WHETHER HEADQUARTERED WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE STATE, WHICH PROVIDES AN ACCOUNT TO A CUSTOMER SHALL CHARGE A FEE FOR PERIODIC PAPER STATEMENTS WHEN SUCH STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR AN APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11841-02-7
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