Assembly Bill A956

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes mentally disabled as among those veterans qualified to hold licenses granted under section 35-a of the general business law

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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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2015-A956 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §35-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9304
2017-2018: A790
2019-2020: A1231

2015-A956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes mentally disabled as among those veterans qualified to hold licenses granted under section 35-a of the general business law.

2015-A956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   956

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to veterans of the
  armed  forces who vend in cities having a population of one million or
  more

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1 of section 35-a of the
general business law, as added by chapter 227 of the laws  of  1998,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a) In cities having a population of one million or more, the official
designated by a local law or ordinance to issue a local license to hawk,
peddle,  vend and sell goods, wares or merchandise or solicit trade upon
the streets and highways within such city shall issue specialized  vend-
ing  licenses to honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the
United States who are EITHER physically OR MENTALLY disabled as a result
of injuries received while in the service of said armed forces  and  who
are  eligible to hold licenses granted pursuant to section thirty-two of
this article. Such specialized vending licenses shall authorize  holders
thereof  to  hawk  or  peddle  within  such  city in accordance with the
provisions contained  in  this  section.  Specialized  vending  licenses
issued  under  this  section shall permit the holders thereof to vend on
any block face, and no licensee authorized under this section  shall  be
restricted  in  any  way from vending in any area, except as provided in
this section.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02890-01-5


              

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