senate Bill S579

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides an exception to qualification for the small business seed funding grant program for independent arts contractors

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 25, 2023 advanced to third reading
Jan 24, 2023 2nd report cal.
Jan 23, 2023 1st report cal.173
Jan 05, 2023 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Votes

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Jan 23, 2023 - Corporations, Authorities and Commissions committee Vote

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Aye with Reservations
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Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee Vote: Jan 23, 2023

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S579 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1410
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-gg, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9457, A10600

S579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exception to qualification for the small business seed funding grant program for independent arts contractors.

S579 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    579
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New
   York state urban development  corporation  act, in relation to provid-
   ing an exception to qualification for the small business seed  funding
   grant program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (ii) of subdivision 4 of section 16-gg of section
 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the  New  York  state
 urban development  corporation  act, as added by section 1 of part CC of
 chapter 58 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  be a currently viable micro-business, small business, for-profit
 arts and cultural organization including  independent  arts  contractors
 that  (A)  EXCEPT  FOR INDEPENDENT ARTS CONTRACTORS, started business on
 September 1, 2018 or later and (B) has been operational for at least six
 months before an application is submitted;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02651-01-3

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