Senate Bill S1684

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the department of financial services to conduct a study on underbanked communities and households in New York state and to make recommendations to improve access to financial services

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8293 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2021-S1684 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8293
Law Section:
Banks
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7952

2021-S1684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of financial services to conduct a study on underbanked communities and households in New York state and to make recommendations to improve access to financial services.

2021-S1684 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1684
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of financial services to conduct a study
   on underbanked communities and households in New  York  state  and  to
   make recommendations to improve access to financial services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The superintendent of financial services is hereby  author-
 ized  and  directed  to  prepare or have prepared a study of underbanked
 communities and households in New York state and to provide  recommenda-
 tions  to  make  financial  services  accessible to such communities and
 households.  Such study shall include, but not be limited to, an  analy-
 sis  of  the  location  and  demographics of underbanked communities and
 households in New York state and the causes of  underbanked  communities
 and households in New York state.
   § 2. Such study and recommendations shall be completed and provided to
 the  governor  and the legislature within twelve months of the effective
 date of this act.
   § 3. As used in this act the  term  "underbanked"  shall  mean  having
 insufficient access to financial institutions for the purpose of banking
 and investment services.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06610-01-1



              

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