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Assembly Bill A8825

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Preempts local laws from requiring minimum work requirements for volunteer security guards

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2023-A8825 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-r, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A4832

2023-A8825 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Preempts local laws from requiring minimum work requirements for volunteer security guards in their communities.

2023-A8825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8825
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to preempting
   local laws from requiring minimum hours  worked  for  security  guards
   acting on a volunteer basis
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 89-r of the general business  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 634 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   §  89-r.  Preemption.  The  provisions  of  this  article shall govern
 notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and further, no local  law
 shall  be  enacted which shall require any fee or license for the licen-
 sure [of] OR registration [or] OF security guards. FURTHER NO LOCAL  LAW
 SHALL  BE  ENACTED  WHICH  REQUIRES  MINIMUM  HOUR WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR
 VOLUNTEER SECURITY GUARDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13974-01-4

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