Relates to consumer financial literacy education
Summary
Directs a study of the status of consumer awareness and financial education in New York state to instead require that the department of financial services website provide information to enhance consumer financial literacy and consumer awareness which shall include information on basic banking and personal financial management, how credit scores are determined and ways to establish good credit, options for investing and increasing savings, best practices for protecting personal information, and any other topics deemed appropriate by the superintendent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
Assembly Passage
Jan 2021
Signed into Law
Jan 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Jan 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 19, 2021 · Assembly Jan 25, 2021
How they voted
58–3
Passed
Total votes 61
Jan 19, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 28, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.14
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
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