Assembly Bill A5179

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a Braille option for all identification cards

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A5179 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3, Bank L; add §397-b, Gen Bus L; add §24, Soc Serv L; add §313, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6358
2021-2022: A6137, A10012

2019-A5179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a Braille option for all identification cards.

2019-A5179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5179
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the banking law, the general business  law,  the  social
   services  law  and  the insurance law, in relation to a braille option
   for all identifications cards

   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 3 to
 read as follows:
   § 3. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND  ALL  FINAN-
 CIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ISSUE DEBIT, CREDIT OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION CARDS
 SHALL,  UPON  REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER ALL
 INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b
 to read as follows:
   § 397-B. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL  IDENTIFICATION  CARDS.  ANY  AND  ALL
 FINANCIAL  INSTITUTIONS  THAT ISSUE DEBIT, CREDIT, HEALTH OR OTHER IDEN-
 TIFICATION CARDS SHALL, UPON REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT
 HAS EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR  IN  BOTH  BRAILLE  AND
 PRINT.
   §  3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 24 to
 read as follows:
   § 24. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL  CARDS,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT  SHALL,  UPON  REQUEST,  SUPPLY  AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A CARD THAT HAS
 EITHER ALL INFORMATION WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT.
   § 4. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 313 to  read
 as follows:
   § 313. BRAILLE OPTION FOR ALL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. ANY AND ALL INSTI-
 TUTIONS  THAT  ISSUE  HEALTH  OR  OTHER IDENTIFICATION CARDS SHALL, UPON
 REQUEST, SUPPLY A CUSTOMER WITH A CARD THAT HAS EITHER  ALL  INFORMATION
 WRITTEN IN BRAILLE OR IN BOTH BRAILLE AND PRINT.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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