Senate Bill S6626A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S6626 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §134, Ec Dev L

2025-S6626 - Summary

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

2025-S6626 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6626 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6626
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- 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 a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. (A) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MAINTAIN A PUBLIC
 ONLINE REGISTRY OF VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS.  THE  ONLINE  REGISTRY
 SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PROMOTED TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE SMALL BUSINESS
 OWNERS  SEEKING  TO  PURCHASE  OR  LEASE A VACANT STOREFRONT FOR A SMALL
 BUSINESS LOCATION. THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   I. THE ADDRESS OF THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT;
   II. THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SELLER,  LEASING  PARTY,  OR  AGENT
 AUTHORIZED  TO  CONDUCT SUCH TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OR RENTING OF
 THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT; AND
   III. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPERTY'S POTENTIAL USAGES.
   (B) THE DIVISION MAY ACCEPT SUGGESTED ENTRIES TO THE  ONLINE  REGISTRY
 FROM  STATE  AGENCIES,  MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
 CIES, AND OTHER RELEVANT ENTITIES. THE DIVISION SHALL HAVE DETERMINATION
 OF WHICH VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ONLINE REGIS-
 TRY AND MAY CONSULT WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES TO VERIFY THE  INFORMATION
 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ONLINE REGISTRY AND SHALL PROMULGATE THE RULES AND
 REGULATIONS  FOR  COLLECTING  AND  MAINTAINING  THE  REQUISITE DATA. THE
 REGISTRY MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11015-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-S6626A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §134, Ec Dev L

2025-S6626A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

2025-S6626A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6626A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6626--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BASKIN, FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Commerce,  Economic
   Development and Small Business -- reported favorably from said commit-
   tee 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 economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 134 of the economic development law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. (A) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MAINTAIN A PUBLIC
 ONLINE  REGISTRY  OF  VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS. THE ONLINE REGISTRY
 SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PROMOTED TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE SMALL BUSINESS
 OWNERS SEEKING TO PURCHASE OR LEASE A  VACANT  STOREFRONT  FOR  A  SMALL
 BUSINESS LOCATION. THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   I. THE ADDRESS OF THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT;
   II.  THE  CONTACT  INFORMATION  OF THE SELLER, LEASING PARTY, OR AGENT
 AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT SUCH TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OR  RENTING  OF
 THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT; AND
   III. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPERTY'S POTENTIAL USAGES.
   (B) THE DIVISION SHALL ACCEPT SUGGESTED ENTRIES TO THE ONLINE REGISTRY
 FROM  STATE  AGENCIES,  MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
 CIES, AND OTHER RELEVANT ENTITIES. THE DIVISION SHALL CONSULT WITH OTHER
 STATE AGENCIES TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED  IN  THE  ONLINE
 REGISTRY  AND  SHALL PROMULGATE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTING
 AND MAINTAINING THE REQUISITE DATA. THE REGISTRY MUST BE MADE  AVAILABLE
 WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11015-02-5

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