S 5278 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing new fee rates for large estates

Bill S 5278 establishes new fee rates for the administration of large estates by amending the surrogate's court procedure act. The bill creates more detailed fee tiers for estates valued at $500,000 and above, introducing new rates for various ranges up to $5,000,000. For estates valued at $5,000,000 or more, the fee rate is set at $10,000. This represents an increased fee for estates in this highest valuation bracket. The bill directly affects individuals involved in the administration of these large estates.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

4417
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic40
38 Yea 1 Nay 1
95% Yea
R Republican22
6 Yea 16 Nay
72% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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