Assembly Bill A7312

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2019-A7312 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5239
Law Section:
Economic Development
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9444, S6668
2017-2018: A6175, S622
2021-2022: S704

2019-A7312 - Summary

Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.

2019-A7312 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7312
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 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.
   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  his  or  her
 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.  Such  directory shall also include a search
 capability to allow for participating businesses to be searched  by  the
 products or services they offer.
   3. The public awareness campaign shall be made available to the public
 by  any  means deemed appropriate by the empire state development corpo-
 ration including, but not limited to, internet, radio, and print  adver-
 tising  such as brochures, billboards and posters. The campaign may also
 identify and recruit individuals to serve as visible, public ambassadors
 to promote this message.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11243-01-9

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2019-A7312A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5239
Law Section:
Economic Development
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9444, S6668
2017-2018: A6175, S622
2021-2022: S704

2019-A7312A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.

2019-A7312A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7312--A
                                                         Cal. No. 265
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GRIFFIN, FERNANDEZ, BUTTENSCHON --
   read once and referred to the Committee  on  Economic  Development  --
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place on the order of third reading

 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.
   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  his  or  her
 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.    Such directory shall also
 include a search capability to allow for participating businesses to  be
 searched by the products or services they offer.
   3. The public awareness campaign shall be made available to the public
 by  any  means deemed appropriate by the empire state development corpo-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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