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NY S 6659

in committee

Increases penalties for individuals or companies who engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration without a license

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6659 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6659 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO BANKS

What is NY S 6659 about?

Increases penalties for individuals or companies who engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration without a license; makes such violation a class E felony; provides for a fine of $2,500 for each transaction.

Who sponsors NY S 6659?

Joseph A. Griffo is the primary sponsor of NY S 6659.

Description

Increases penalties for individuals or companies who engage in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration without a license; makes such violation a class E felony; provides for a fine of $2,500 for each transaction.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO BANKS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph A. Griffoprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-19

    REFERRED TO BANKS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO BANKS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 3618not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 715not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3361not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2419not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3838not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4583not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4619not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6659?summary=&detail=

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