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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7696: Prohibits a service charge or minimum balance requirement for attorney trust accounts

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7696 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits a service charge or minimum balance requirement for attorney trust accounts. Primary sponsor: Latrice Walker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO BANKS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits a bank or trust company from charging a service charge or requiring a minimum balance for attorney trust or IOLA accounts that are non-interest bearing in nature; defines attorney trust account.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Latrice WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO BANKS
  2. REFERRED TO BANKS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source