S 1859 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days notice before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account

Summary
Requires issuers of credit cards to give the cardholder at least thirty days written notice via email, text message, or written letter before closing, cancelling, or terminating the cardholder's account.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

S1859 S1859A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shorten the required notice period for closing a credit card account from 45 days to 30 days. Additionally, the bill now explicitly allows issuers to close accounts immediately for specific reasons such as fraud, delinquency, or legal requirements, which were previously not clearly defined.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include 'canceling' or 'terminating' accounts in addition to closing them, and new exceptions were added to clarify when a 30-day notice is not required.
REQUIREMENT

The mandatory notice period for closing a credit card account was reduced from 45 days to 30 days.

The bill now explicitly lists specific exceptions where issuers do not need to provide notice, including fraud, delinquency, bankruptcy, death, and compliance with federal or state laws.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the law was changed from 'immediately' to '120 days after it becomes law' to allow time for implementation.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025

How they voted

4116
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 62
May 14, 2025
D Democratic40
36 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
5 Yea 16 Nay 1
72% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1859A
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Zellnor Myrie
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
NY
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