---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities to August 1, 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 6870"
citation: "New York A 6870 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pamela J. Hunter"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-14"
last_action: "2025-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0946838e-cc9d-403a-ad4c-624a062d44ba"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6870"
source_hash: "4353c57171a298996f6fd0e3c6f3219bae518f09aec5dbeed940904bde4c7b9f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 6870 (2025-2026) — Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities

Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to limiting the check cashing exemption for national banks and other regulated entities to August 1, 2027.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6870&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **96–46** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Hunter — primary (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-14** REFERRED TO BANKS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** REPORTED
- **2025-06-06** RULES REPORT CAL.448
- **2025-06-06** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.448
- **2025-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-06-09** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8299
- **2025-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1591
- **2025-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-07-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-29** SIGNED CHAP.192 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0946838e-cc9d-403a-ad4c-624a062d44ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).