Assembly Bill A3233

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to preventing banks from asking account holders for proof of citizenship

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3233 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §6-n, Bank L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11348

2019-A3233 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to preventing banks from asking account holders for proof of citizenship and using citizenship as a reason for freezing a bank account.

2019-A3233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3233
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Banks
 
 AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to  preventing  banks  from
   asking account holders for proof of citizenship
 
   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  6-n  to
 read as follows:
   §  6-N.  PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP; ACCOUNT FREEZE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, "ACCOUNT HOLDER" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOSE  NAME  APPEARS
 ON A BANK ACCOUNT.
   2.  NO  BANKING  ORGANIZATION  SHALL  INQUIRE INTO AN ACCOUNT HOLDER'S
 CITIZENSHIP OR ASK FOR PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FROM SUCH ACCOUNT HOLDER.
   3. NO BANKING ORGANIZATION SHALL FREEZE A BANK  ACCOUNT  BECAUSE  SUCH
 ACCOUNT HOLDER FAILED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06266-01-9

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