S 1684

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Relates to requiring merchants to accept cash as payment for goods.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-1684

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Consumer Protection

Senate in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Requires merchants to accept cash as payment for goods and services; permits the superintendent of financial services to provide exemptions based on certain criteria.

Sponsor

Andrew Gounardes

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2025-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Senate Committee

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