Senate Bill S6642

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to certain waivers of regulatory penalties for small businesses

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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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2021-S6642 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §170-c, Exec L; amd §2, Chap 731 of 2019
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9392

2021-S6642 - Summary

Requires a report by the division for small business regarding the use of opportunities for cure or ameliorative action afforded to small businesses for first time violations of rules and regulations; extends such provisions for three years.

2021-S6642 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6642 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6642
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a report by the divi-
   sion for small business; and to amend chapter 731 of the laws of  2019
   amending  the  executive  law  relating  to regulatory fines for small
   businesses, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 170-c of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. EVERY STATE AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DIVISION  FOR  SMALL  BUSI-
 NESS, CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THE ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT  LAW, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COVERING THE PREVIOUS CALEN-
 DAR YEAR, ANNUALLY BY MARCH FIRST FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  AND EVERY MARCH FIRST THEREAFTER:  (A) HOW MANY CURE PERI-
 ODS OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMELIORATIVE ACTION WERE OFFERED PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND HOW MANY  SMALL  BUSINESSES  MADE
 USE  OF  SUCH OPTIONS, (B) HOW MANY CURE PERIODS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
 FOR AMELIORATIVE ACTION WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND RESULTED IN  THE
 AVOIDANCE  OF A PENALTY,  (C) WHAT GUIDANCE, INFORMATION, AND ASSISTANCE
 WITH COMPLIANCE WAS PROVIDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND (D) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME GRANTED  BY  THE
 STATE  AGENCY  TO  CORRECT FIRST TIME VIOLATIONS. THE DIVISION FOR SMALL
 BUSINESS SHALL BY MAY FIRST FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION,  AND EVERY MAY FIRST THEREAFTER, PREPARE A REPORT COMPILING THIS
 INFORMATION, BY AGENCY, AND SHALL POST THIS REPORT ON  ITS  WEBSITE  AND
 SHALL  SEND A COPY OF SUCH REPORT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 731 of the laws of 2019 amending the  execu-
 tive  law  relating to regulatory fines for small businesses, as amended
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-S6642A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §170-c, Exec L; amd §2, Chap 731 of 2019
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9392

2021-S6642A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a report by the division for small business regarding the use of opportunities for cure or ameliorative action afforded to small businesses for first time violations of rules and regulations; extends such provisions for three years.

2021-S6642A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6642A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6642--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KAPLAN, HELMING, MARTUCCI -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Commerce,  Economic Development and Small Business -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Finance  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a report by the  divi-
   sion  for small business; and to amend chapter 731 of the laws of 2019
   amending the executive law relating  to  regulatory  fines  for  small
   businesses, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 170-c of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  EVERY  STATE  AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE TO THE DIVISION FOR SMALL BUSI-
 NESS, CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO OF THE ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT LAW, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COVERING THE PREVIOUS  CALEN-
 DAR  YEAR,  ANNUALLY BY MARCH FIRST FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, AND EVERY MARCH FIRST THEREAFTER:  (A) HOW MANY CURE  PERI-
 ODS OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMELIORATIVE ACTION WERE OFFERED PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION AND HOW MANY SMALL BUSINESSES MADE
 USE OF SUCH OPTIONS, (B) HOW MANY CURE PERIODS AND  OTHER  OPPORTUNITIES
 FOR  AMELIORATIVE ACTION WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND RESULTED IN THE
 AVOIDANCE OF A PENALTY,  (C) WHAT GUIDANCE, INFORMATION, AND  ASSISTANCE
 WITH COMPLIANCE WAS PROVIDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 ONE  OF  THIS SECTION, AND (D) THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME GRANTED BY THE
 STATE AGENCY TO CORRECT FIRST TIME VIOLATIONS. THE  DIVISION  FOR  SMALL
 BUSINESS  SHALL BY MAY FIRST FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, AND EVERY MAY FIRST THEREAFTER, PREPARE A REPORT COMPILING  THIS
 INFORMATION,  BY  AGENCY,  AND SHALL POST THIS REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11346-03-1

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