S 982 New York Senate · 2019 Regular Session

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

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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Last action Jul 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 22, 2020

How they voted

43–16
Passed
Total votes 59
Jul 22, 2020
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
4 Yea 16 Nay
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jul 22, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jul 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.