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S 5810: Requires electronic benefit transfer systems to include automatic credit or debit card cancellation when fraudulent activity has been reported; directs that such cancellation shall occur as soon as the procedure for reporting fraudulent activity has been completed.
What S 5810 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires electronic benefit transfer systems to automatically cancel a credit or debit card associated with the system when a benefit recipient reports fraudulent activity. This cancellation will occur at the time the recipient completes a procedure to report the issue. The system will also allow the recipient to apply for a replacement card if their current one is lost or stolen. The bill aims to improve security and prevent further fraudulent activities.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5810
- What is the current status of S 5810?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 5810 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES".
- Did S 5810 pass?
- Not yet. S 5810 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5810, and where is it now?
- S 5810 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda. Its committee of record is Senate Social Services.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 311 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5810 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring elec- tronic benefit transfer systems to include automatic credit or debit card cancellation when fraudulent activity has been reported The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 21-a of the social services law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) Any electronic benefit transfer system implemented pursuant to 4 this section shall include the automatic cancellation of an electronic 5 benefit transfer credit or debit card associated with such electronic 6 benefit transfer system when a benefit recipient reports fraudulent 7 activity relating to such credit or debit card. Such automatic cancella- 8 tion shall occur at the time a benefit recipient completes the procedure 9 set forth in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this section, and at 10 such time a benefit recipient may apply for the replacement of a lost or 11 stolen credit or debit card pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision two 12 of this section. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 15 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 16 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 17 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10471-01-5
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