NY A09497

Establishes requirements for electronic wills including that they must be readable as text, signed by the testator, declared to at least two witnesses who are state domiciliaries, and signed by those witnesses within 30 days of witnessing

Requires electronic wills to be created and stored using technology that reliably evidences the authenticity of the testator's signature, the identity of the attested record, all alterations made after signing, and audit trail data

Mandates electronic wills be filed with the New York State Unified Court System within 30 days of execution, with failure to file rendering the will invalid

Allows revocation of electronic wills by executing a subsequent will, removing the will from court system custody, or executing a written statement of intent to revoke

Authorizes the chief administrator of the courts to adopt rules necessary for implementing the electronic wills provisions and changes the effective date from 545 days to two years after the underlying 2025 legislation becomes law