NY State Senate Bill 2021-S704A

Senate Bill S704A

2021-2022 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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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8932 - Passed Senate

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 30, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.585 substituted for s704b
Mar 30, 2022	substituted by a8932
Mar 03, 2022	advanced to third reading
Mar 02, 2022	2nd report cal.
Mar 01, 2022	1st report cal.585
Jan 18, 2022	reported and committed to finance
Jan 10, 2022	print number 704b
Jan 10, 2022	amend and recommit to commerce, economic development and small business
Jan 05, 2022	referred to commerce, economic development and small business returned to senate died in assembly
May 04, 2021	referred to economic development delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 25, 2021	advanced to third reading
Mar 24, 2021	2nd report cal. amended 704a
Mar 23, 2021	1st report cal.615
Jan 06, 2021	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Votes

- Mar 30, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A8932
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 30, 2022
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Skoufis
  May 4, 2021 - Floor Vote
  S704A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 4, 2021
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      nay (1)
      
      Skoufis
  Mar 1, 2022 - Finance Committee Vote
  S704A
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Mar 1, 2022
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Stavisky
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Skoufis
  Jan 18, 2022 - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote
  S704A
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote: Jan 18, 2022
      
      aye (9)
      
      Cleare
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kaplan
      
      Martucci
      
      Ramos
      
      Ryan
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Tedisco
  Mar 23, 2021 - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote
  S704A
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote: Mar 23, 2021
      
      aye (9)
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kaplan
      
      Martucci
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ryan
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Tedisco

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

co-Sponsors

2021-S704 - Details

Law Section:: Economic Development
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6668
2017-2018: S622
2019-2020: S5239

2021-S704 - 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.

2021-S704 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S704

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
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 OF THE BILL:

This legislation would establish and implement a public awareness
campaign including a business website promoting businesses located in
New York State and encouraging individuals and businesses to purchase
products and services from such businesses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1-3.  Establishes a public awareness campaign by the Empire
State Development Corporation 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.

Section 4. Sets the date for the campaign to begin no later than January
1, 2023, and directs the Empire State Development Corporation to prepare
an annual report to the governor and the legislature regarding actions
taken to carry out the public awareness campaign and an assessment of
the necessary appropriations.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Frequently NY businesses buy goods and services from companies outside
of their community and out of New York State when those same goods and
services are available locally and at a competitive rate. A public
awareness campaign, including a business networking website would help
spur economic development. The website would provide useful information
including a directory exclusively for NY businesses to provide detailed
information on products and services they provide and other businesses
in or outside of New York State could seek them out. The website would
also provide a place for businesses to network.

Many New York companies would prefer to use other New York State busi-
nesses for goods and services as it not only brings business to their
neighbors but also more tax revenue to the cash strapped local govern-
ments in our state. This program will promote more sales of New York
State products and will create more tax revenue for our state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 5239A/A. 7312A of 2019/20; Passed Senate
2015-2016: A.9444/S.6668.
S. 622A/A6175A of 2018; Veto331

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S704 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    704
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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.
   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

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01051-01-1

 S. 704                              2
 
 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.
   4.  The campaign shall begin no later than January 1, 2023. The empire
 state development corporation shall prepare  an  annual  report  to  the
 governor and the legislature on or before December first of each year on
 the  public  awareness  campaign,  including:  (a)  actions taken by the
 empire state development corporation to carry out the  public  awareness
 campaign  and  (b) an assessment of the necessary appropriations for the
 empire state development corporation to meet the needs of  the  campaign
 in the next fiscal year.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2021-S704A - Details

Law Section:: Economic Development
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6668
2017-2018: S622
2019-2020: S5239

2021-S704A - Summary

2021-S704A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S704A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
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 OF THE BILL:

This legislation would establish and implement a public awareness
campaign including a business website promoting businesses located in
New York State and encouraging individuals and businesses to purchase
products and services from such businesses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1-3. Establishes a public awareness campaign by the Empire State
Development Corporation to include the promotion of businesses located
in New York State and the creation of an Internet website directory for
the purposes of business networking.

Section 4. Sets the date for the campaign to begin no later than January
1, 2023, and directs the Empire State Development Corporation to prepare
an annual report to the governor and the legislature regarding actions
taken to carry out the public awareness campaign and an assessment of
the necessary appropriations.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Frequently NY businesses buy goods and services from companies outside
of their community and out of New York State when those same goods and
services are available locally and at a competitive rate. A public
awareness campaign, including a business networking website would help
spur economic development. The website would provide useful information
including a directory exclusively for NY businesses to provide detailed
information on products and services they provide and other businesses
in or outside of New York State could seek them out. The website would
also provide a place for businesses to network.

Many New York companies would prefer to use other New York State busi-
nesses for goods and services as it not only brings business to their
neighbors but also more tax revenue to the cash strapped local govern-
ments in our state. This program will promote more sales of New York
State products and will create more tax revenue for our state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.5239A/A.7312A of 2019/20; Passed Senate
2015-2016: A.9444/5.6668.
S.622A/A6175A of 2018; Veto331

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S704A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  704--A
     Cal. No. 615
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, HELMING, HINCHEY, MARTUCCI -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business -- reported  favora-
   bly  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on first
   report, ordered to a second report and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of second report
 
 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  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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01051-02-1

 S. 704--A                           2
 
 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
 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.
   4. The campaign shall begin no later than January 1, 2023. The  empire
 state  development  corporation  shall  prepare  an annual report to the
 governor and the legislature on or before December first of each year on
 the public awareness campaign,  including:  (a)  actions  taken  by  the
 empire  state  development corporation to carry out the public awareness
 campaign and (b) an assessment of the necessary appropriations  for  the
 empire  state  development corporation to meet the needs of the campaign
 in the next fiscal year.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

View additional co-sponsors

2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Economic Development
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S6668
2017-2018: S622
2019-2020: S5239

2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S704B

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
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 OF THE BILL:

This legislation would establish and implement a public awareness
campaign including a business website promoting businesses located in
New York State and encouraging individuals and businesses to purchase
products and services from such businesses.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1-3. Establishes a public awareness campaign by the Empire State
Development Corporation to include the promotion of businesses located
in New York State and the creation of an Internet website directory for
the purposes of business networking.

Section 4. Sets the date for the campaign to begin no later than January
1, 2024, and directs the Empire State Development Corporation to prepare
an annual report to the governor and the legislature regarding actions
taken to carry out the public awareness campaign and an assessment of
the necessary appropriations.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Frequently NY businesses buy goods and services from companies outside
of their community and out of New York State when those same goods and
services are available locally and at a competitive rate. A public
awareness campaign, including a business networking website would help
spur economic development. The website would provide useful information
including a directory exclusively for NY businesses to provide detailed
information on products and services they provide and other businesses
in or outside of New York State could seek them out. The website would
also provide a place for businesses to network.

Many New York companies would prefer to use other New York State busi-
nesses for goods and services as it not only brings business to their
neighbors but also more tax revenue to the cash strapped local govern-
ments in our state. This program will promote more sales of New York
State products and will create more tax revenue for our state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.5239A/A.7312A of 2019/20; Passed Senate

2015-2016: A.9444/5.6668.

S.622A/A6175A of 2018; Veto331

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  704--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, HELMING, HINCHEY, JORDAN, MANNION,
   MARTUCCI  --  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 committee, ordered  to  first
   report,  amended  on  first  report,  ordered  to  a second report and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of  second  report
   --  recommitted to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and
   Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01051-04-2
 S. 704--B                           2
 
 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
 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.
   4.  The campaign shall begin no later than January 1, 2024. The empire
 state development corporation shall prepare  an  annual  report  to  the
 governor and the legislature on or before December first of each year on
 the  public  awareness  campaign,  including:  (a)  actions taken by the
 empire state development corporation to carry out the  public  awareness
 campaign  and  (b) an assessment of the necessary appropriations for the
 empire state development corporation to meet the needs of  the  campaign
 in the next fiscal year.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2021-S704 - Details

2021-S704 - Summary

2021-S704 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S704 - Bill Text download pdf

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2021-S704A - Details

2021-S704A - Summary

2021-S704A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S704A - Bill Text download pdf

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2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S704B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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