Directs the superintendent of banks to promulgate rules and regulations requiring licensed cashers of checks to file suspicious activity reports
This bill requires licensed check cashers to file suspicious activity reports (SARs), similar to banks. It directly affects businesses that cash checks for a fee, mandating them to report transactions that may indicate fraud or money laundering. The key mechanism is an amendment to banking law, directing the superintendent of banks to create rules requiring these SAR filings. The law specifies that check cashers must follow the same reporting standards applied to financial institutions. This change aims to strengthen oversight of check-cashing businesses under existing anti-money laundering frameworks.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action Jan 21, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 21, 2026
How they voted
141–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 150
Jan 21, 2026
D
Democratic103
94% Yea
R
Republican47
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
RECOMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO BANKS
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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