NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4941

Senate Bill S4941

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions

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Delivered to Governor
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2017-S4941 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Banks
Law Section:: Banking Law
Laws Affected:: Add §9-x, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3153
2011-2012: S378
2013-2014: S858
2015-2016: S231

2017-S4941 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card, issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic, as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions; requires the department of financial services to recommend other forms of ID by foreign nationals living in NYS required, if any, to supplement verification needed by banking services in order to meet standing rules, regulations and laws with regard to accessing banking services.

2017-S4941 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4941

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking
institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card
issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as a valid
form of identification for all banking transactions

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular
identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking
transactions.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Banking Law by adding a new section 9-x.
Requires every banking institution to accept as a valid form of
identification, the Dominican identification card issued by the
consulate general of the Dominican Republic for all banking
transactions. Defines banking institutions.

Section 2. Effective Date

 EXISTING LAW :

None.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Illegal immigrants are not permitted to open up bank accounts because
they are not able to produce a viable form of identification. This
legislation would mandate banks to accept identification issued by the
Dominican Consulate as a valid form of identification for all banking
transactions.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.231 - REFERRED TO BANKS
2015: S.231 - REFERRED TO BANKS
2014: S.858A - Referred to Banks
2013: S.858A - Amend and Recommit to Banks
2012: S.378: Referred to Banks/ A.1175 - Referred to Banks
2011: S.378 - Defeated in Banks/A.1175 - Referred to Banks
2009-2010 S.3153 - Referred to Banks/A.8849 - Referred to Banks
2007-2008 S.778 - Referred to Banks/A.4624 - Referred to Banks
2005-2006 S.831 - Referred to Banks/A.6105 - Referred to Banks
2003-2004 S.6773 - Referred to Banks/A.10812 - Referred to Banks

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S4941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4941
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks
 
 AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti-
   tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by
   the consulate general of the Dominican Republic 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. The banking law is amended by adding a new section  9-x  to
 read as follows:
   § 9-X. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1.
 EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION
 FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY
 THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BANKING INSTITUTION"
 SHALL MEAN AND  INCLUDE  ALL  BANKS,  TRUST  COMPANIES,  SAVINGS  BANKS,
 SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE LEGITIMACY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS
 ISSUED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO THEIR NATIONALS LIVING IN THE STATE AND
 RECOMMEND WHICH ONES, IF ANY, SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BY BANKING INSTITUTIONS
 IN    THE  STATE AS PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION BY THE IDENTIFICATION HOLDER
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN BANKING SERVICES.
   4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RECOMMEND:
   (A) OTHER REQUIRED FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION BY FOREIGN NATIONALS LIVING
 IN THE STATE, IF ANY,  TO  SUPPLEMENT  VERIFICATION  NEEDED  BY  BANKING
 SERVICES  IN  ORDER  TO  MEET  STANDING RULES, REGULATIONS, OR LAWS WITH
 REGARDS TO ACCESSING BANKING SERVICES;
   (B) ANY LEGISLATIVE MEASURES NECESSARY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO BANKING
 SERVICES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED  UNDOCUMENTED
 IMMIGRANTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07210-01-7

 S. 4941                             2
 
   (C)  ANY  MEASURES,  IN THE FORM OF RULES, REGULATIONS OR LEGISLATION,
 NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO CAN  PROVIDE  PROOF
 THAT  THEY  HAVE APPLIED FOR THE NEW FEDERAL IMMIGRANT STATUS CLASSIFIED
 AS REGISTERED PROVISIONAL IMMIGRANT, HEREINAFTER "RPI", HAVE  ACCESS  TO
 BANKING  SERVICES WHILE SUCH PERSONS WAIT FOR OFFICIAL FEDERAL IDENTIFI-
 CATION; AND
   (D) A TIMEFRAME FOR REQUIRING BANKING SERVICES TO ACCEPT  THE  FOREIGN
 IDENTIFICATION AND TEMPORARY PROOF OF APPLYING FOR RPI TO ACCESS BANKING
 SERVICES  AND WHETHER THE FOREIGN ISSUED IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE PART OF
 THE TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT CAN  BE  REQUESTED  BY  A
 BANKING INSTITUTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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