Senate Bill S5964

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the empire state licensing act; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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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2023-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8263
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4-D §§49 - 49-b, Civ Rts L; amd §89, Pub Off L; amd §5, Tax L; amd §3-503, Gen Ob L; amd Ed L, generally; amd §§110 & 126, rpld §126 sub 3, ABC L; amd §10, Gen City L; rpld §3421 sub 2 ¶(a), Pub Health L; amd §41, Gen Bus L; amd §341, Lab L; amd §460, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8481, A10633
2021-2022: S3046, A1952

2023-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status, or lack thereof.

2023-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5964
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BAILEY, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU,
   MAY,  RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
   Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the civil rights law, the public officers law, the tax
   law, the general obligations law, the  education  law,  the  alcoholic
   beverage  control law, the general city law, the general business law,
   the labor law and the judiciary  law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   empire  state  licensing  act; and to repeal certain provisions of the
   alcoholic beverage control law and  the  public  health  law  relating
   thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "empire state licensing act".
   §  2.  The  civil rights law is amended by adding a new article 4-D to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 4-D
                     RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS IN LICENSING
 SECTION 49.   DEFINITIONS.
         49-A. NONDISCRIMINATION AND EXTENSION OF LICENSES.
         49-B. APPLICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY.
   § 49. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT
 REQUIRES OTHERWISE:
   1.  THE  TERM  "LICENSE" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PROFESSIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL,
 COMMERCIAL, OR BUSINESS  LICENSE,  PERMIT,  CERTIFICATE,  OR  ANY  OTHER
 SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PERMISSION, OR RELATED REGISTRATION.
   2.  THE  TERM "ISSUING OR REGISTERING ENTITY" SHALL INCLUDE ANY ENTITY
 THAT GRANTS LICENSES, ESTABLISHES THE RELATED QUALIFICATIONS,  EVALUATES
 THE APPLICANTS, OR PERFORMS ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FUNCTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10091-01-3
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