Assembly Bill A2640

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A2640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4114
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add §402, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7446, S4815
2013-2014: A2561, S3246
2015-2016: A1129, S1975
2017-2018: A3660, S1646

2019-A2640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping.

2019-A2640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2640
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
   electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
 a new section 402 to read as follows:
   § 402. ELECTRONIC FILING OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS PERMITS.
 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A STATE AGENCY
 MAY, BY PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS, PERMIT AN APPLICATION FOR  A  BUSI-
 NESS  PERMIT  OR OTHER LICENSE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
 TO BE FILED WITH SUCH AGENCY, SUBSCRIBED AND AFFIRMED BY  THE  APPLICANT
 AS  TRUE  UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY WHERE STATUTE OTHERWISE REQUIRES THAT
 SUCH SIGNATURE BE ACKNOWLEDGED, VERIFIED OR SWORN UNDER OATH.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A STATE AGEN-
 CY MAY, BY PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS, PERMIT  ANY  APPLICATION  FOR  A
 BUSINESS  PERMIT  OR  OTHER  LICENSE  SUBJECT  TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO SUCH AGENCY  BY  ELECTRONIC  MEANS,  PROVIDED
 THAT  ANY  SIGNATURE  REQUIRED  THEREON  SHALL  MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE  STATE  TECHNOLOGY
 LAW,  AND  THE  USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF  THE  STATE  TECHNOLOGY
 LAW.
   3.  THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO APPLICATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE, MODIFI-
 CATION OR RENEWAL OF ANY PERMIT, LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, APPROVAL,  REGIS-
 TRATION, CHARTER, OR SIMILAR FORM OF PERMISSION OR AUTHORITY REQUIRED BY
 LAW,  OR BY STATE AGENCY RULES HAVING THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW, WHICH
 IS REQUIRED FOR A BUSINESS  UNDERTAKING,  PROJECT  OR  ACTIVITY  FOR  AN
 APPLICANT,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  BONDS  OR  OTHER FORMS OF SECURITY
 REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY  APPLICANTS,  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  LICENSES  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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