New York A 5031: Establishes standards for the closure of banking accounts in the state of New York

Status: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5031B (as of 2026-03-12)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 5031

Sponsors: Jonathan Jacobson, Al Taylor, Alicia Hyndman, Amanda Septimo, Angelo Santabarbara, Chris Burdick, Deborah Glick, Erik Dilan, Karines Reyes, Maritza Davila, Nader Sayegh, Nikki Lucas, Phil Steck, Rebecca Seawright

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A05031 Summary:

BILL NOA05031B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSRLucas, Hyndman, Taylor, Santabarbara, Glick, Dilan, Sayegh, Septimo, Davila, Steck, Reyes, Burdick,
 Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §9-ii, Bank L

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Establishes standards for the closure of bank accounts in the state of New York to include providing notice of closure and the return of funds to account owners.

Go to top A05031 Actions:

BILL NOA05031B

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02/11/2025referred to banks

05/14/2025amend and recommit to banks

05/14/2025print number 5031a

05/19/2025reported referred to rules

06/06/2025reported 

06/06/2025rules report cal.434

06/06/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.434

06/09/2025passed assembly

06/09/2025delivered to senate

06/09/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.134

03/12/2026amended on third reading 5031b

Go to topA05031 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:BANKS Chair:Vanel 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules VanelAyeBolognaAye

WeprinExcusedMikulinAye

TaylorAyeSmullenAye

SternAyeFitzpatrickAye

SayeghAyeLemondesAye

BurkeExcusedDiPietroAye

AndersonAyeChangAye

MitaynesAyeChludzinskiAye

SeptimoExcusedMolitorAye

TapiaAye

De Los SantosAye

CunninghamAye

LeeAye

RagaAye

BurdickAye

DaisAye

JacksonAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

WiederAye

WrightExcused

YegerAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliExcusedReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithExcused

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA05031 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:06/09/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 105/37Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

Yes 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

ER 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

No 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

No 

Smith 

Yes 

Angelino 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

No 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

No 

Pirozzolo 

No 

Smullen 

No 

Bailey 

Yes 

Chang 

No 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

No 

Barclay 

Yes 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

No 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes &#8225

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

No 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

Yes 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Glick 

Yes &#8225

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

Yes 

Bendett 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

No 

Maher 

Yes 

Ramos 

No 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

Yes 

Gray 

ER 

Mamdani 

Yes 

Reilly 

Yes 

Tannousis 

ER 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

No 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes 

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cunningham 

No 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

No 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

No &#8225

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

No 

Blumencranz 

Yes 

Davila 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

Yes 

Valdez 

No 

Bologna 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Meeks 

ER 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

No 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Hyndman 

No 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

ER 

Walker 

No 

Brabenec 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jackson 

No 

Miller 

Yes 

Sayegh 

No 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jacobson 

Yes 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

No 

DiPietro 

No 

Jensen 

No 

Molitor 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

No 

Brook-Krasny 

No 

Durso 

Yes 

Jones 

No 

Morinello 

No 

Sempolinski 

ER 

Williams 

No 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes 

Kassay 

No 

Norber 

ER 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

Yes 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kay 

No 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Shimsky 

ER 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

Yes 

Epstein 

Yes 

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shrestha 

Yes 

Yeger 

Yes 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

No 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lasher 

No 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simone 

Yes 

Zinerman 

Yes 

Buttenschon 

Yes 

Forrest 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

No 

Simpson 

Yes 

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