Senate Bill S2547

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York first--shop local program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business 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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2023-S2547 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3626
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §100, add Art 5-G §§181-h - 181-o, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10473
2021-2022: S8406, A4419

2023-S2547 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York first--shop local program to provide immediate assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak; defines terms; provides that such program shall identify eligible applicants and projects that promote local products and services by providing marketing and business assistance services; makes related provisions.

2023-S2547 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2547 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2547
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 economic development law, in relation to establish-
   ing the New York first--shop local program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 18-l to read as follows:
   18-L. TO ESTABLISH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  CORPO-
 RATION,  A  PROGRAM  TO  PROMOTE  LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE
 STATE IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  ARTICLE  FIVE-G  OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2.  The economic development law is amended by adding a new article
 5-G to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-G
                    NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM
 SECTION 181-H. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         181-I. DEFINITIONS.
         181-J. NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM.
         181-K. APPLICATION PROCESS.
         181-L. NEW YORK FIRST--SHOP LOCAL PROGRAM GRANTS.
         181-M. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
         181-N. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
         181-O. FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES  OF  OTHER  DEPARTMENTS  AND
                  STATE AGENCIES.
   §  181-H.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS  AND INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE SEEKS TO
 PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE  COVID-
 19 OUTBREAK. THE STATE RELIES ON SMALL BUSINESSES TO STABILIZE LOCAL TAX
 BASES, SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GROW OUR ECON-
 OMY.  THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO SUPPORT THESE "MOM AND POP" BUSINESSES TO

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05618-01-3
              

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