Senate Bill S1803

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the division of veterans' services to establish a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses

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Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor


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

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2023-S1803 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-S1803 - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' services to establish a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses; requires the use of a special mark to indicate service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.

2023-S1803 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1803 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1803
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  veterans'  services  law,  in
   relation  to establishing a searchable database of veteran-owned busi-
   nesses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 27 to read as follows:
   27.  WITH THE AID AND ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, TO
 DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO STATE AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC A  DIRECTORY
 OF VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WHICH SHALL, WHEREVER PRACTICABLE,
 BE  DIVIDED  INTO  CATEGORIES  OF  LABOR, SERVICES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT,
 MATERIALS AND RECOGNIZED CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND  WHICH  SHALL  INDICATE
 AREAS  OR LOCATIONS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH ENTERPRISES ARE AVAILABLE TO
 PERFORM SERVICES.  SUCH DIRECTORY SHALL USE AN ASTERISK OR OTHER SPECIAL
 MARK  TO  DENOTE  ANY  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  WHICH   ARE
 SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES.   SUCH DIRECTORY
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' WEBSITE.  THE  OFFICE
 OF  GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ALSO USE THIS INFORMATION TO CREATE AN INTER-
 NET BASED, SEARCHABLE CENTRALIZED STATE  DATABASE  TO  PROMOTE  VETERAN-
 OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO THE PUBLIC AND SHALL POST SUCH DATABASE ON
 THE  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S WEBSITE. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL
 CONDUCT OUTREACH TO NOTIFY VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  OF  SUCH
 DIRECTORY  AND  DATABASE AND TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO SUCH
 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR INCLUSION IN THE DIRECTORY AND DATABASE.
   § 2.  Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 38 to read as follows:
   38.  WITH THE AID AND ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, TO
 DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO STATE AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC A  DIRECTORY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04584-01-3
              

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2023-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' services to establish a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses; requires the use of a special mark to indicate service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.

2023-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1803A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1803--A
     Cal. No. 982
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RAMOS, ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
   Security  and Military Affairs -- reported favorably from said commit-
   tee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to  establishing
   a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The veterans' services law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 29-b to read as follows:
   §  29-B.  VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "BUSINESS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS" MEANS A  BUSINESS  (I)
 NOT  LESS THAN FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ONE OR MORE VETER-
 ANS, OR, IN THE CASE OF ANY  PUBLICLY  OWNED  BUSINESS,  NOT  LESS  THAN
 FIFTY-ONE  PERCENT  OF THE STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ONE OR MORE VETER-
 ANS; (II) THE MANAGEMENT AND DAILY  BUSINESS  OPERATIONS  OF  WHICH  ARE
 CONTROLLED  BY ONE OR MORE VETERANS; AND (III) AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS
 IN THE STATE AND WHICH IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.
   (B) "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE, WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY AND HAS BEEN DISCHARGED OR RELEASED THER-
 EFROM  UNDER  CONDITIONS  OTHER  THAN  DISHONORABLE, OR HAS A QUALIFYING
 CONDITION AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND HAS  RECEIVED  A
 DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE, OR IS A DISCHARGED
 LGBT VETERAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND HAS  RECEIVED
 A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE;
   (C)  "SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04584-07-3
              

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