Senate Bill S5659

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the division for small-business to compile an annual report on the state of small businesses

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7483 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2013-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7483
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง134, Ec Dev L

2013-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division for small-business to compile an annual report on the state of small businesses and to submit such report to the governor and legislature and to make the information available and searchable on the division's webpage.

2013-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5659 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5659

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 31, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT  to amend the economic development law, in relation to requiring
  the division for small-business to compile an  annual  report  on  the
  state of small businesses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 134 of the economic development law is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12. COMPILE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESSES, PARTIC-
ULARLY  THOSE WITH TWENTY-FIVE EMPLOYEES OR LESS WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS
MICRO-BUSINESSES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL,  ON  OR
BEFORE  FEBRUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER,
SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  THE
SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY A REPORT THAT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH CALENDAR YEAR:
  (A) THE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC TRENDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES  WHICH  MAY  BE
CATEGORIZED BY VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS SIZES AND/OR SECTORS;
  (B) THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS SECTORS THROUGH-
OUT  NEW  YORK STATE, WHICH MAY BE CATEGORIZED BY VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS
SIZES;
  (C) SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING LOAN PROGRAMS;
  (D) SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH;
  (E) STATISTICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF SMALL BUSINESSES
BY VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS SIZES AND/OR SECTORS;
  (F) AN ANALYSIS OF THE LOCAL AND STATE FINES AND PENALTIES THAT  SMALL
BUSINESSES  INCUR  WHICH  MAY  BE  CATEGORIZED BY VARIOUS SMALL BUSINESS
SIZES AND/OR SECTORS; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10635-02-3

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