New York S 6145: Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state

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S06145 Summary:

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Add §460-l, amd §460-h, Gen Bus L

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Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state in order to protect immigrants from exploitation.

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6145

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to immigration
 providers

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 460-l to read as follows:
 3 § 460-l. Licenses. 1. The department of state shall issue licenses to
 4 immigration providers and, upon application, to issue renewal licenses
 5 every two years. The secretary of state shall enforce the provisions of
 6 this article governing the filing and maintenance of surety bonds and
 7 the application for licensure and/or renewal.
 8 2. No person shall engage in the business of immigrant assistance
 9 service as defined in section four hundred sixty-a of this article, or
 10 advertise their business to be that of immigration provider without
 11 having first obtained from the department of state a license to do so,
 12 pursuant to this article.
 13 3. No person shall disseminate by any means any statement indicating
 14 directly or by implication that the person engages in the business of
 15 immigrant assistance service as defined in section four hundred sixty-a
 16 of this article or acts in the capacity of an immigration provider, or
 17 proposes to engage in the business or act in the capacity of an immi-
 18 gration provider, unless the person has on file with the secretary of
 19 state a bond and license, in the amount and subject to the terms
 20 described in section four hundred sixty-f of this article.
 21 4. Any person intending to engage, as an immigration provider, in any
 22 one or more of the activities set forth in this article shall file with
 23 the department of state a written application and disclosure, on forms
 24 provided by the department of state, containing such information and
 25 documentation to be retained by the secretary of state as the secretary

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10579-01-5

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 1 of state may require by rule and regulation, including but not limited
 2 to: (a) name, date of birth, residence address, business address, resi-
 3 dence telephone number, and business telephone number; (b) experience
 4 the provider has had with immigration; (c) places of business and
 5 employees, if any; (d) name and address of the provider's agent for
 6 service of process if one is required or has been appointed and, if
 7 applicable, the name, business address, business telephone and agent for
 8 service of process of the corporation or partnership employing the immi-
 9 gration provider; (e) a record of any prior convictions under this arti-
 10 cle. The secretary of state shall develop the disclosure form required
 11 to file an application and bond pursuant to this section and section
 12 four hundred sixty-f of this article.
 13 5. The secretary of state shall charge and collect a filing fee at the
 14 time of application and/or renewal to cover the cost of filing the bond
 15 required by section four hundred sixty-f of this article.
 16 § 2. Section 460-h of the general business law, as amended by chapter
 17 206 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
 18 § 460-h. Enforcement. 1. Upon any violation of this article, an appli-
 19 cation may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of
 20 the state to a cour