| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Senate Bill S8248
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 63rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee
Actions
2025-S8248 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S8248 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.
2025-S8248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8248
SPONSOR: BASKIN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act authorizing the empire state development corporation to develop a
public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to establish and implement a public aware-
ness campaign to promote New York's businesses and stimulate its econo-
my.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Establishes a public awareness campaign by the Empire State
Development Corporation ("ESDC") to include the promotion of businesses
located in New York State and the creation of an Internet website direc-
tory for the purposes of business networking. This section also requires
the ESDC to prepare an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature
on the actions taken by ESDC to carry out the campaign and an assessment
2025-S8248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8248
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 27, 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 authorizing the empire state development corporation to develop a
public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York
state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The empire state development corporation shall develop,
establish and implement a public awareness campaign promoting businesses
located in New York state and encouraging individuals and businesses to
purchase products and services from such businesses, with an emphasis on
the need to shop at and support local small businesses as defined pursu-
ant to section 131 of the economic development law, as well as the need
to shop at and support local downtown areas.
2. The campaign shall include an internet website providing informa-
tion on businesses located in New York state and their available
products and services including a Buy New York Online Networking Direc-
tory. The owner of any business located and operated in this state may
apply to the empire state development corporation to have such owner's
business included on such directory. The directory shall include, but
not be limited to, participating businesses' names, addresses, contact
information, including telephone number, fax, e-mail and website
address, products or services offered with a brief description, and any
additional information, including history, hours and dates of operation,
and number of employees. The names of businesses participating in such
directory shall be organized by specific categories based on the various
goods or services that such business provides. Such directory shall be
searchable by such specific categories including, but not limited to,
small businesses as defined pursuant to section 131 of the economic
development law. Such directory shall also include a search capability
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05090-01-5
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