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Assembly Bill A5018

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires banks to accept the Matricula consular and the Tarjeta consular identification cards as valid identification for banking transactions

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2009-A5018 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2247
2013-2014: A2339

2009-A5018 - Summary

Requires banks to accept the Matricula consular identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate General and the Tarjeta Cosular identification card issued by the Ecuadorian Consulate General as valid identification for all banking transactions.

2009-A5018 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5018

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, V. LOPEZ, RAMOS, POWELL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.  of  A.   ALFANO, BARRA, BRENNAN, ESPAILLAT, GREENE,
  HEASTIE, HIKIND, ORTIZ, PERRY, J. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA,  TOWNS  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Banks

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking organ-
  izations  to  accept the Matricula consular identification card issued
  by the Consulate General of the United Mexican States as a valid  form
  of identification for all banking transactions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that there
are now over 300,000 Mexican-Americans living in this state. By allowing
banks to accept the Matricula consular identification cards, the Mexican
community will be able to open bank accounts and to carry out  financial
transactions.  This  act  allows  the  growing Mexican community to have
access to all banking operations and financial services offered, includ-
ing checking, investment and savings accounts, loans and bank transfers.
The growing financial strength and increased  purchasing  power  of  the
Mexican community has been seen as a great business opportunity by stra-
tegic planners in several large United States banks. They have voluntar-
ily  decided  to  allow the use of the stated identification for banking
purposes. However, in New York, this change has not come about.    As  a
result,  these  residents are encountering difficult situations in their
attempts to create normal  relationships  with  financial  institutions.
This  reality  translates into difficulties with managing their personal
and household finances and their access to credit, loans and  mortgages,
to name a few of the problems.
  S 2. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 4-d to read as
follows:
  S  4-D.  MATRICULA  CONSULAR IDENTIFICATION; VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICA-
TION.  EVERY BANKING ORGANIZATION SHALL ACCEPT, AS A VALID FORM OF IDEN-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06513-01-9

2009-A5018A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2247
2013-2014: A2339

2009-A5018A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires banks to accept the Matricula consular identification card issued by the Mexican Consulate General and the Tarjeta Cosular identification card issued by the Ecuadorian Consulate General as valid identification for all banking transactions.

2009-A5018A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5018--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. P. RIVERA, V. LOPEZ, RAMOS, POWELL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.    of  A. ALFANO, BARRA, BRENNAN, ESPAILLAT, GREENE,
  HEASTIE, HIKIND, ORTIZ, PERRY, J. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA,  TOWNS  --  read
  once  and  referred to the Committee on Banks -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking organ-
  izations  to  accept the Matricula consular identification card issued
  by the Consulate General of the United Mexican States and the  Tarjeta
  consular  identification  card  issued by the Consulate General of the
  Republic of Ecuador as a valid form of identification for all  banking
  transactions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that there
are now over 300,000  Mexican-Americans  and  many  Ecuadorian-Americans
living in this state. By allowing banks to accept the Matricula consular
and  Tarjeta  consular  identification cards, the Mexican and Ecuadorian
communities will be able to open bank accounts and to carry  out  finan-
cial  transactions.  This  act allows the growing Mexican and Ecuadorian
communities to have access  to  all  banking  operations  and  financial
services  offered,  including checking, investment and savings accounts,
loans and bank transfers. The growing financial strength  and  increased
purchasing power of the Mexican and Ecuadorian communities has been seen
as  a  great business opportunity by strategic planners in several large
United States banks. They have voluntarily decided to allow the  use  of
the  stated  identification  for banking purposes. However, in New York,
this change has not come about.    As  a  result,  these  residents  are
encountering  difficult  situations  in  their attempts to create normal
relationships with financial institutions. This reality translates  into
difficulties  with  managing  their  personal and household finances and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06513-03-9

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