Senate Bill S4425

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs cities having a population of two million or more to establish a vendor policy commission to review and make recommendation on the laws and rules applicable to street vendors

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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-S4425 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6797
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
Cities
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S331

2015-S4425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs cities having a population of two million or more to establish a vendor policy commission to review and make recommendations on the laws and rules applicable to street vendors.

2015-S4425 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4425

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to provide for the establishment of a vendor policy commission in
  cities having a population of two million or more

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

  Section 1. There shall be established in each city having a population
of  two million or more a vendor policy commission. Each such commission
shall be composed of 9 members, as follows:
  (a)  the  commissioner  of  the  city  department  of  small  business
services, or his or her designee;
  (b)  the  director  of the city department of city planning, or his or
her designee;
  (c) the commissioner of the city department of transportation, or  his
or her designee;
  (d)  the  commissioner  of  the  city  department of health and mental
hygiene, or his or her designee;
  (e) the commissioner of the city department of  consumer  affairs,  or
his or her designee; and
  (f)  four  members  appointed by the mayor, upon the nomination of the
speaker of city council, of whom:
  (1) one shall be a representative of an  organization  that  advocates
for or provides services to street vendors in the city,
  (2)  one  shall be a representative of a business improvement district
in the city,
  (3) one shall  be  a  representative  of  an  established  chamber  of
commerce in the city, and
  (4) one shall be a representative of an immigrant advocacy or services
organization in the city.
  S  2.  Each  vendor  policy  commission shall, after review, study and
receipt of public comment, and concurrence of a majority of its members,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10063-01-5
              

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