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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S06150 Summary: BILL NO S06150 &nbsp SAME AS No Same As &nbsp SPONSOR PARKER &nbsp COSPNSR BAILEY, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PERSAUD, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §9-aa, Bank L &nbsp Relates to the reporting of suspected financial exploitation; requires the superintendent of the department of financial services to develop guidelines relating to reporting suspected financial exploitation; provides that a third party who reports suspected financial abuse shall have immunity from any civil or criminal liability as a result.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

6150

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 5, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, PERSAUD, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to reporting of suspected financial exploitation

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

1 Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-aa to 2 read as follows: 3 § 9-aa. Reporting of suspected financial exploitation. 1. For purposes 4 of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 5 (a) "financial exploitation" shall mean activity prohibited pursuant 6 to sections 190.25, 190.26, 190.60, 190.65, 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 7 190.80-a, 190.81, 190.82, and 190.83 of the penal law or activity meant 8 to deprive an individual of assets or property by deceptive, manipula- 9 tive, or other illegal means. 10 (b) "financial institution" shall mean any banking institution, credit 11 union, investment brokerage, and any other entity licensed by the super- 12 intendent. 13 (c) "superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of the department 14 of financial services. 15 2. The superintendent, in consultation with the director of the office 16 for the aging, the attorney general, representatives of the financial 17 services industry, law enforcement, senior groups, and district attor- 18 neys, shall develop guidelines relating to reporting suspected financial 19 exploitation. Such guidelines shall include, but not be limited to: 20 (a) the types of warning signs and evidence that would be acceptable 21 indicators of financial exploitation; 22 (b) when suspected financial exploitation should be reported; 23 (c) to whom suspected financial exploitation should be reported;

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10654-01-5

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1 (d) information that should be included in a report of suspected 2 financial abuse; and 3 (e) the applicable laws, rules and regulations that must be followed 4 while reporting suspected financial abuse. 5 3. A financial institution located or doing business in this state or 6 an employee thereof who, acting reasonably and in good faith in accord- 7 ance with these guidelines, reports suspected financial abuse shall have 8 immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise result by reason 9 of such actions. 10 4. The superintendent is directed to promulgate any rules or regu- 11 lations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 13 have become a law.

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