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S 6268: Relates to increasing the fees certain notaries public shall be entitled to from two dollars to five dollars.
What S 6268 does, verified March 9, 2025
The bill aims to increase the fees that notaries public in New York State can charge for their services. Currently, notaries can charge five dollars for administering an oath or affirmation, taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument, and swearing witnesses. The bill proposes to increase these fees to five dollars for administering an oath or affirmation, and by each additional person for taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution of a written instrument. Electronic notarial services will be subject to a fee set through regulation by the Secretary of State. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2025-03-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6268
- What is the current status of S 6268?
- As of March 9, 2025, S 6268 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 7, 2025, was "REFERRED TO FINANCE".
- Did S 6268 pass?
- Not yet. S 6268 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6268, and where is it now?
- S 6268 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
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| Mar. 07, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 263 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6268 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE 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: 1 Section 1. Section 136 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 143 2 of the laws of 1991, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 104 of the laws 3 of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 136. Notarial fees. A notary public shall be entitled to the follow- 5 ing fees: 6 1. For administering an oath or affirmation, and certifying the same 7 when required, except where another fee is specifically prescribed by 8 statute, [two] five dollars. 9 2. For taking and certifying the acknowledgment or proof of execution 10 of a written instrument, by one person, [two] five dollars, and by each 11 additional person, [two] five dollars, for swearing each witness there- 12 to, [two] five dollars. 13 3. For electronic notarial services, established in section one 14 hundred thirty-five-c of this [chapter] article, a fee set through regu- 15 lation by the secretary of state. 16 § 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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