New York A 7556: Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

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A07556 Summary:

BILL NOA07556A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06626-A

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SPONSORRomero

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Amd §134, Ec Dev L

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Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

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BILL NOA07556A

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04/01/2025referred to economic development

06/09/2025amend and recommit to economic development

06/09/2025print number 7556a

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7556--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
 ing a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
 3 13. (a) in consultation with the secretary of state, maintain a public
 4 online registry of vacant commercial storefronts. The online registry
 5 shall be designed and promoted to current and prospective small business
 6 owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small
 7 business location. The registry shall include, but not be limited to:
 8 i. the address of the vacant commercial storefront;
 9 ii. the contact information of the seller, leasing party, or agent
 10 authorized to conduct such transactions for the purchase or renting of
 11 the vacant commercial storefront; and
 12 iii. information regarding the property's potential usages.
 13 (b) The division shall accept suggested entries to the online registry
 14 from state agencies, municipalities, local economic development agen-
 15 cies, and other relevant entities. The division shall consult with other
 16 state agencies to verify the information to be included in the online
 17 registry and shall promulgate the rules and regulations for collecting
 18 and maintaining the requisite data. The registry must be made available
 19 within one year after the effective date of this subdivision.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 21 it shall have become law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11015-03-5

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