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NY A01931

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kenneth Zebrowski

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Banking institutions offering consumer checking accounts must pay checks either in the order received or from smallest to largest dollar amount for each business day's transactions.

  • If a check is dishonored due to insufficient funds, any smaller checks subsequently received that could be paid must be honored within the available account balance.

  • Banks must disclose in writing to consumers the order in which checks are paid, provided at account opening and before any policy changes.

  • The Superintendent of Financial Services must promulgate rules and regulations to implement these requirements.

  • The act takes effect January 1 of the year following enactment.

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

1/21/2020

Committee Referrals

Codes5/7/2019
Banks1/18/2019

Full Bill Text

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