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Senate Bill S2364

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "honesty in permit processing act"

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2017-S2364 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1639
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §164-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S524
2011-2012: S2461
2013-2014: S968
2015-2016: S1666, S6579, A10004
2019-2020: A2094
2021-2022: A789

2017-S2364 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "honesty in permit processing act"; requires state agencies to annually report to the public on the time periods for processing applications of each type of permit, license, registration and certification; such report shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature, and made available to the public on the agency internet homepage; requires permit processing information to be printed on the cover page of each permit application

2017-S2364 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2364
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MURPHY,  GALLIVAN,  MARCHIONE  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Finance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state agen-
   cies which  issue  licenses,  registrations,  permits  and/or  certif-
   ications  to  annually  report on the periods of time taken to process
   each application therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "honesty in permit processing act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  164-e  to
 read as follows:
   § 164-E. LICENSE AND PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESSING; ANNUAL REPORTS. 1.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "PERMIT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMIT, LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, REGISTRA-
 TION OR APPROVAL ISSUED BY A STATE AGENCY, WHICH  IS  REQUIRED  BY  LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION.
   (B)  "STATE  AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMIS-
 SION, DIVISION, AUTHORITY, OFFICE, COUNCIL OR AGENCY OF THE STATE.
   2. EVERY STATE AGENCY, WHICH PROCESSES AND ISSUES ONE HUNDRED OR  MORE
 PERMITS  DURING  A CALENDAR YEAR, SHALL, ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH
 EACH YEAR, ISSUE AND PUBLISH A REPORT  ON  ITS  PERMIT  PROCESSING  TIME
 PERIODS DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE AVERAGE TIME IT TOOK TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR EACH SPECIFIC
 TYPE  OF  PERMIT  FROM THE RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION THEREFOR UNTIL THE
 ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF SUCH PERMIT; AND
   (B) THE SHORTEST AND LONGEST PERIODS OF TIME IT  TOOK  TO  PROCESS  AN
 APPLICATION FOR EACH SPECIFIC TYPE OF PERMIT.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02347-01-7

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