NY State Senate Bill 2025-S798

Senate Bill S798

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic businesses

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Current Bill Status Via A432 - Passed Senate

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 28, 2025	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.72 substituted for s798
Jan 28, 2025	substituted by a432
Jan 13, 2025	ordered to third reading cal.72
Jan 08, 2025	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 28, 2025 - Floor Vote
  A432
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jan 28, 2025
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Baskin
      
      Borrello
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Bynoe
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chan
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fahy
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Walczyk
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Webb
  Jan 13, 2025 - Rules Committee Vote
  S798
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jan 13, 2025
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins

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2025-S798 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A432
Law Section:: Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§100, 152 & 153, Ec Dev L (as proposed in S.9268 & A.10036)

2025-S798 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic businesses as part of the "I Love NY" brand.

2025-S798 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S798

SPONSOR: RYAN S
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to the
promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic
businesses

 
PURPOSE:

Chapter Amendment. To require the Department of Economic Development to
promote small businesses listed on the registry of historic businesses
maintained by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preser-
vation.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Chapter Amendment.

Section 1: Includes the requirement of promoting small businesses listed
on the registry of historic businesses to the rights and duties of the

Department of Economic Development.

Section 2: Requires the Department of Economic Development to report on
the effectiveness of the efforts to support historic small businesses
through the "I Love NY" brand-based promotions.

Effective thirty days after it shall become law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The majority of businesses in New York State are small businesses, many
of which reflect and enhance the rich history and traditions of their
local communities. New York's registry of historic businesses celebrates
unique and iconic business that have operated in New York communities
for 50 years or longer (with no more than a two-year break) and provides
a ready-resource of historic tourist attractions.  This bill capitalizes
on the durability, success, and ingenuity of New York's historic small
businesses by celebrating them through the state's long-standing "I Love
NY" campaign. By directing ESD to include Historic Small Business
promotion in its marketing guidance and grant eligibility, the state
will help ensure the survival of these long-standing businesses in the
future.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024:

S.9268 (Ryan) - Passed Senate on 5/30/24, 57-0.

A.10036(Woerner)- Passed Assembly on 5/30/24, 144-0.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the Economic Development Law in
relation to the promotion of local small businesses listed on the regis-
try of historic businesses.

2025-S798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    798
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. S. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  economic  development  law,  in  relation  to  the
   promotion of local small businesses listed on the registry of historic
   businesses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 100 of the economic development law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 16-c to read as follows:
   16-C.  TO  PROMOTE  LOCAL  SMALL  BUSINESSES LISTED ON THE REGISTRY OF
 HISTORIC BUSINESSES MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14.11 OF  THE  PARKS,
 RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 152 of the economic development
 law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending  the  economic
 development law relating to the creation of an "I Love NY Historic Small
 Business"  niche brand, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 9268
 and A. 10036, are amended to read as follows:
   1. The department shall enact guidelines for the  use  of  the  brand,
 which  shall include measures to allow for the expansion of the brand to
 fit niche and thematic marketing efforts[, including but not limited  to
 an  "I  Love  NY Historic Small Business" niche brand to highlight small
 businesses listed on the  registry  of  historic  businesses  maintained
 pursuant  to section 14.11 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law].  When appropriate, the brand shall be applied  to  targeted
 promotional  initiatives,  and  shall be leased at no cost to any public
 benefit corporation or not-for-profit, New York heritage  trail  tourism
 promotion agency, convention and visitors bureau or local government.
   5. Reporting requirements. The department shall annually, on or before
 February  first,  submit to the governor, the temporary president of the
 senate and the speaker of the assembly, the tourism advisory council and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

 S                                                          LBD02796-01-5
 S. 798                              2
 
 the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees concerned with
 tourism a report on the department's activities related to the  "I  Love
 NY"  [brands, including but not limited to the "I Love NY Historic Small
 Business" niche] brand, including but not limited to the following:  (a)
 marketing plan including the annual and long term goals, specific plans,
 target  regions  and  performance measures for marketing campaigns using
 the "I Love NY" brand [and "I Love NY  Historic  Small  Business"  niche
 brand];  (b)  licensing  activity  including a list of all entities that
 licensed the "I Love NY" brand [and/or "I Love NY Historic  Small  Busi-
 ness"  niche  brand]  and  the  total amount received from all licensing
 activities; (c) contractual services including a  list  of  each  entity
 providing  services  related  to  the  "I Love NY" brand [and "I Love NY
 Historic Small Business" niche brand], the amount charged, the nature of
 the services and the relationship of these services to the  department's
 marketing plan; (d) sponsorship activities utilizing the [brands] BRAND;
 [and] (e) an analysis of the effectiveness of the "I Love NY" brand [and
 "I  Love  NY  Historic  Small Business" niche brand] based promotions in
 stimulating tourism and recommendations for improved utilization of  the
 brand;  AND  (F)  AN  ANALYSIS  OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
 EFFORT TO SUPPORT HISTORIC SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH "I  LOVE  NY"  BRAND
 BASED PROMOTIONS AND A LIST OF THE HISTORIC SMALL BUSINESSES HIGHLIGHTED
 IN THE BRAND BASED PROMOTIONS.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 153 of the economic development law, as
 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the economic  develop-
 ment  law relating to the creation of an "I Love NY Historic Small Busi-
 ness" niche brand, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 9268  and
 A. 10036, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The department shall create a new grant program designed to encour-
 age  an  integrated  thematic approach to tourism promotion. The program
 shall provide state matching funds to eligible entities  not  to  exceed
 fifty  thousand dollars annually. Eligible entities shall include two or
 more counties, or a series or collection of thematically  related  enti-
 ties, choosing to market multiple, thematically related assets or activ-
 ities  in a single marketing campaign[, including but not limited to the
 "I Love NY Historic Small Business" niche brand].   The commissioner  is
 directed to establish guidelines and an application process.
   §  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the  economic  develop-
 ment  law relating to the creation of an "I Love NY Historic Small Busi-
 ness" niche brand, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 9268  and
 A. 10036, takes effect.

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