2016 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 17 - Bank Holding Companies
Sec. 1846 - Reservation of rights to States

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Citation 12 U.S.C. § 1846 (2016)
Section Name §1846. Reservation of rights to States
Section Text (a) In general

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as preventing any State from exercising such powers and jurisdiction which it now has or may hereafter have with respect to companies, banks, bank holding companies, and subsidiaries thereof.

(b) State taxation authority not affected

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as affecting the authority of any State or political subdivision of any State to adopt, apply, or administer any tax or method of taxation to any bank, bank holding company, or foreign bank, or any affiliate of any bank, bank holding company, or foreign bank, to the extent that such tax or tax method is otherwise permissible by or under the Constitution of the United States or other Federal law.

Source Credit

(May 9, 1956, ch. 240, §7, 70 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 100–86, title I, §101(f), Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 103–328, title I, §101(b), Sept. 29, 1994, 108 Stat. 2341.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1994—Pub. L. 103–328 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

1987—Pub. L. 100–86 substituted "No provision of this chapter shall" for "The enactment by the Congress of this chapter shall not" and inserted "companies," before "banks,".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–328 effective at end of 1-year period beginning on Sept. 29, 1994, see section 101(e) of Pub. L. 103–328, set out as a note under section 1828 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING
CHAPTER 17 - BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
Sec. 1846 - Reservation of rights to States
Contains section 1846
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 70 Stat. 138
101 Stat. 563
108 Stat. 2341
Public Law References Public Law 100-86, Public Law 103-328
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