Senate Bill S5742

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for certain commercial small businesses to be eligible for relief under the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021"

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7127 - 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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2021-S5742 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7127
Law Section:
Real Property
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Part A §1, Part B Subpart A §§1 & 2, Subpart B §§1 & 2, Subpart C §1, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.471-A & A.3207)

2021-S5742 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for certain commercial small businesses to be eligible for relief under the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021".

2021-S5742 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5742 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5742
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 relating  to  establishing
   the  "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021", in
   relation to providing for certain commercial small  businesses  to  be
   eligible  for  relief  under the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small
   Businesses Act of 2021"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3  of  a chapter of the laws of 2021 relating to
 establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of
 2021", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 471-A and A. 3207, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 3. Legislative intent. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
 following:
   On March 7, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo proclaimed a state of emergen-
 cy in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.  Measures
 necessary  to  contain  the  spread of COVID-19 have brought about wide-
 spread economic and societal disruption, placing the state of  New  York
 in unprecedented circumstances.
   COVID-19 presents a historic threat to small businesses AND COMMERCIAL
 PROPERTY  OWNERS.  Thousands of small businesses AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
 OWNERS are facing eviction  or  foreclosure  due  to  necessary  disease
 control  measures that closed or restricted businesses across the state.
 The pandemic has further interrupted court operations, the  availability
 of  counsel, the ability for parties to pay for counsel, and the ability
 to safely commute and enter a courtroom, settlement conference  and  the
 like.
   Ensuring  small  businesses AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS can survive
 in this unprecedented time is to the mutual benefit of all  New  Yorkers
 and will help the state address the pandemic, protect public health, and

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

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