Eliminates certain will filing fees

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Eliminates filing fees for wills filed for safekeeping in the surrogate's court.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 21, 2025
Last action: Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 285 days quiet

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