Updates the fee collected by county clerks for deposit into the cultural education account

Latest action Jan 7, 2026

Updates the fee collected by county clerks and clerks for the city of New York for deposit into the cultural education account from $15 to $30; increases the amount retained by the county or city from $0.75 to $1.00.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8422, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to reinforce the Cultural Education Account, which supports the State Museum, Archives, State Library, the Office of Public Broadcasting and Educational Television, and other functions of the Office of Cultural Education of the State Education Department, by increasing the fee collected by county clerks and clerks for the city of New York for the recording, entering, indexing, or endorsing certain instruments from $15 to $30, and to increase the amount retained by the county or city from $0.75 to $1.00.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary
Senate JudiciaryMay 12, 2025Result: passed
(13) (5) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Didi Barrett, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton and 12 more on Agora

Democratic14

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The sponsor's argument

Why Patricia Fahy says this is needed

In 2002, the Cultural Education Account was established, and county clerks were authorized to impose a $15.00 fee for the filing and record- ing of various instruments to be deposited in the Cultural Education Account. Since then, the Cultural Education Account has provided the primary source of operational funding for the divisions of the Office of cultural Education in the State Education Department - including the State Museum, the State Library, the State Archives, the Office of public 'Broadcasting and Educational Television, and the New York State Summer School for the Arts. The dollar amount of the Cultural Education Account fee has not changed since 2002, despite steady inflation that has eaten away at the real value of the fee. This legislation would authorize a $10 increase in the fee, which would provide an essential funding boost to the Cultural Education Account. The bill would also authorize county clerks to retain an additional twenty-five cents per transaction to defray their costs in collecting this additional surcharge.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
Amend and Recommit to Judiciary
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1490A
NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)

May 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
May 14, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 12, 2025
1ST Report CAL.985
1ST REPORT CAL.985
NY Senate
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate

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