| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 07, 2025 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6268
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
2025-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6268
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to increasing the fees
certain notaries public shall be entitled to
PURPOSE:
To increase the notary fee from $2.00 to $5.00 in the State of New York.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 136 of the Executive Law is amended to increase the notarial
fees a notary public shall be entitled to from $2.00 to $5.00.
JUSTIFICATION:
Public notaries are licensed professionals registered with the New York
State Department of State (DOS). Notaries provide an important service
by affirming, acknowledging and certifying legal documents. In 1991,
2025-S6268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6268
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 7, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 increasing the fees
certain notaries public shall be entitled to
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 136 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 143
of the laws of 1991, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 104 of the laws
of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
§ 136. Notarial fees. A notary public shall be entitled to the follow-
ing fees:
1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same
when required, except where another fee is specifically prescribed by
statute, [two] FIVE dollars.
2. For taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution
of a written instrument, by one person, [two] FIVE dollars, and by each
additional person, [two] FIVE dollars, for swearing each witness there-
to, [two] FIVE dollars.
3. For electronic notarial services, established in section one
hundred thirty-five-c of this [chapter] ARTICLE, a fee set through regu-
lation by the secretary of state.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07200-01-5
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