A 8422 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Updates the fee collected by county clerks for deposit into the cultural education account

Summary

Updates the fee collected by county clerks and clerks for the city of New York for deposit into the cultural education account from $15 to $30; increases the amount retained by the county or city from $0.75 to $1.00.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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May 2025

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Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A8422 → A8422A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends fee collection by county clerks in New York, increasing the amount deposited into the cultural education account from $15 to $30 per recording, while also raising the deduction from $0.75 to $1.00. The changes apply to both existing and new fee provisions in the civil practice law and rules and the administrative code of the city of New York.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on county clerk fee collections, but now includes both previously separate fee provisions under a single amendment section.

FISCAL

Increased the fee deposited to the cultural education account from $15 to $30 per instrument recording.

Increased the deduction from the fee before deposit from $0.75 to $1.00.

TECHNICAL

Consolidated two previously separate amendments into one section covering both subdivision (a) and subdivision (b) of section 8021 of the civil practice law and rules.

Reordered section numbering in the administrative code of the city of New York, moving the register salary provision from Section 1 to Section 2.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8422A

lower

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY

lower

May 15, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors