New York S 7572: Provides for the remote conduct of certain practices and procedures

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S07572 Summary:

BILL NOS07572 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02574

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §11, Bank L; amd §§3-2.1 & 7-1.17, EPT L; amd §4201, Pub Health L; add §304-a, RP L

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Provides for the remote conduct of certain practices and procedures including meetings and notarizations utilizing electronic and/or audio-visual technologies.

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BILL NOS07572 

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04/22/2025REFERRED TO BANKS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO BANKS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7572

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks

 AN ACT to amend the banking law, the estates, powers and trusts law, the
 public health law and the real property law, in relation to providing
 for the remote conduct of certain practices and procedures

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 11 of the banking law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 3 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any instru-
 4 ment which is signed and delivered to the superintendent pursuant to any
 5 provision of this chapter, and is required to be verified or acknowl-
 6 edged pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may be verified or
 7 acknowledged by including the standard verification or acknowledgment
 8 language in such instrument and transmitting a legible copy of the
 9 signed instrument by fax or electronic means. The superintendent shall
 10 promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of
 11 the provisions of this subdivision.
 12 § 2. Section 3-2.1 of the estates, powers and trusts law is amended by
 13 adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 14 (c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
 15 the attestation of wills may be made utilizing audio-video technology if
 16 the following conditions are met:
 17 (A) The testator, if not personally known to the attesting witness,
 18 shall present valid photo identification to the attesting witness during
 19 the audio-video conference.
 20 (B) The audio-video conference shall allow for direct interaction
 21 between the testator and the attesting witness.
 22 (C) The attesting witness shall receive a legible copy of the signa-
 23 ture page, or pages, which shall be transmitted via fax or electronic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05942-01-5

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 1 means, within twenty-four hours of such pages being signed by the testa-
 2 tor during the audio-video conference.
 3 (D) The attesting witness shall sign the transmitted copy of the
 4 signature page, or pages, and transmit the same back to the testator.
 5 (2) An attesting witness may repeat the attestation of the original
 6 signature page, or pages, as of the date of execution provided that the
 7 attesting witness receives such original signature page, or pages,
 8 together with the electronically attested copy, attested to pursuant to
 9 the provisions of subparagraph one of this paragraph, within thirty days
 10 after the date of execution.
 11 § 3. Section 7-1.17 of the estates, powers and trusts law is amended
 12 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 13 (c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary,
 14 witnessing pursuant to this section may be made utilizing audio-video
 15 technology if the following conditions are met:
 16 (A) The person requesting that their signature be witnessed, if not
 17 personally known to the witnesses, shall present valid photo identifica-
 18 tion to the witnesses during the audio-video conference.
 19 (B) The audio-video conference shall allow for direct interaction
 20 between the person requesting that their signature be witnessed and the
 21 witnesses.
 22 (C) The witnesses shall receive a legible copy of the signature page,
 2