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Senate Bill S4252

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

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2011-S4252 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5432
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3976, A3651

2011-S4252 - Summary

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, money orders, and personal and business checks as a method of payment for any fee or other charge collected by such state agency or department.

2011-S4252 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4252 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4252

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  all  state
  agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  164-e
to read as follows:
  S  164-E. FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED BY STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
ALL STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACCEPTING OR COLLECTING FEES,  FINES,
PENALTIES,  RENTS, RATES, TAXES, CHARGES, REVENUE, FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
OR OTHER AMOUNTS, FROM THE PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE FOR  THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF
CREDIT  CARDS,  DEBIT  CARDS,  MONEY  ORDERS,  AND PERSONAL AND BUSINESS
CHECKS AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED  OR  COLLECTED  BY
SUCH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08770-01-1

2011-S4252A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5432
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3976, A3651

2011-S4252A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all state agencies and departments to accept credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, money orders, and personal and business checks as a method of payment for any fee or other charge collected by such state agency or department.

2011-S4252A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4252A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4252--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to requiring all state
  agencies and departments to accept certain methods of payment

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 164-e
to read as follows:
  S 164-E. FORMS OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED BY STATE AGENCIES AND  DEPARTMENTS.
ALL  STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACCEPTING OR COLLECTING FEES, FINES,
PENALTIES, RENTS, RATES, TAXES, CHARGES, REVENUE, FINANCIAL  OBLIGATIONS
OR  OTHER  AMOUNTS,  FROM THE PUBLIC SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF
CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS, PRE-PAID CARDS, MONEY  ORDERS,  AND  PERSONAL
AND  BUSINESS  CHECKS  AS A METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR ANY AMOUNT ACCEPTED OR
COLLECTED BY SUCH AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08770-03-1

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