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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                          Washington,  D.C.  20549
  
                                 Form  8-K
  
                               CURRENT REPORT
  
  
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       April 30, 1996
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                              State Bancorp, Inc.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
   New York                       0 - 14874                  11 - 2846511
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  (State or other               (Commission                ( IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of               File Number)           dentification Number)
   incorporation) 
  
  
  699 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park,  N.Y.                11040 - 2512
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (516) 437 - 1000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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      ITEM 4  -  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
  
  On April 30, 1996, Registrant's stockholders approved an amendment to the
  Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of  authorized
  shares of common stock from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 and to authorize
  250,000 shares of preferred stock. In addition,  Registrant's stockholders
  elected four (4) directors to three-year terms, each to serve until his or her
  successor is elected and has qualified. The four directors , each of whom
  were already members of the Board of Directors, are Thomas F. Goldrick, Jr.,
  Raymond M. Piacentini, John F. Picciano and Suzanne H. Rueck.
  
  
  
                                SIGNATURE
  
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
  
                             STATE BANCORP, INC.
   
  
  
  DATE:  MAY 8, 1996                            BY: s/Daniel T. Rowe
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                                                   Daniel T. Rowe, Secretary
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                          Washington,  D.C.  20549
  
                                 Form  8-K
  
                               CURRENT REPORT
  
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)       April 30, 1996
                                                     ----------------------
  
                              State Bancorp, Inc.
  - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
   New York                       0 - 14874                  11 - 2846511
  - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (State or other               (Commission                ( IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of               File Number)           dentification Number)
   incorporation) 
  
  699 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park,  N.Y.                11040 - 2512
  - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code    (516) 437 - 1000
                                                     ------------------------
  
  - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 4  -  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
  
  On April 30, 1996, Registrant's stockholders approved an amendment to the
  Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of  authorized
  shares of common stock from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 and to authorize
  250,000 shares of preferred stock. In addition,  Registrant's stockholders
  elected four (4) directors to three-year terms, each to serve until his or her
  successor is elected and has qualified. The four directors , each of whom
  were already members of the Board of Directors, are Thomas F. Goldrick, Jr.,
  Raymond M. Piacentini, John F. Picciano and Suzanne H. Rueck.
  
                                SIGNATURE
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  
                             STATE BANCORP, INC.
   
  
  DATE:  MAY 8, 1996                            BY: s/Daniel T. Rowe
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                                                   Daniel T. Rowe, Secretary