Senate Bill S3046

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the empire state licensing act; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2021-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1952
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4-D §§49 - 49-b, Civ Rts L; amd §89, Pub Off L; amd §5, Tax L; amd §3-503, Gen Ob L, amd Ed L, generally; amd §§110 & 126, rpld §126 sub 3, ABC L; amd §10, Gen City L; rpld §3421 sub 2 ¶(a), Pub Health L; amd §41, Gen Bus L; amd §341, Lab L; amd §460, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8481, A10633
2023-2024: S5964, A8263

2021-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status, or lack thereof.

2021-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3046
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, the public officers law,  the  tax
   law,  the  general  obligations  law, the education law, the alcoholic
   beverage control law, the general city law, the general business  law,
   the  labor  law  and  the  judiciary  law, in relation to enacting the
   empire state licensing act; and to repeal certain  provisions  of  the
   alcoholic  beverage  control  law  and  the public health law relating
   thereto
 
   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 "empire state licensing act".
   § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new  article  4-D  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 4-D
                     RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS IN LICENSING
 SECTION 49.   DEFINITIONS.
         49-A. NONDISCRIMINATION AND EXTENSION OF LICENSES.
         49-B. APPLICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY.
   §  49.  DEFINITIONS.  WHEN  USED  IN  THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
 REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
   1. THE TERM "LICENSE" SHALL INCLUDE  ANY  PROFESSIONAL,  OCCUPATIONAL,
 COMMERCIAL,  OR  BUSINESS  LICENSE,  PERMIT,  CERTIFICATE,  OR ANY OTHER
 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PERMISSION, OR RELATED REGISTRATION.
   2. THE TERM "ISSUING OR REGISTERING ENTITY" SHALL INCLUDE  ANY  ENTITY
 THAT  GRANTS LICENSES, ESTABLISHES THE RELATED QUALIFICATIONS, EVALUATES
 THE APPLICANTS, OR PERFORMS ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FUNCTION.
   § 49-A. NONDISCRIMINATION AND EXTENSION OF LICENSES. 1.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO APPLICANT SHALL BE DENIED  A  LICENSE

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

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