New York S 1086: Relates to enacting the empire state licensing act; repealer

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S01086 Summary:

BILL NOS01086D

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SAME ASSAME AS A00675-D

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SPONSORRIVERA

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COSPNSRBAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, GONZALEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH,
 LIU, MAY, PARKER, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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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

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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.

Go to top S01086 Actions:

BILL NOS01086D

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/05/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/05/2025PRINT NUMBER 1086A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/22/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/22/2026PRINT NUMBER 1086B

05/19/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

05/19/2026PRINT NUMBER 1086C

06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 1086D

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1700

06/05/2026RECOMMITTED TO RULES

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topS01086 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1086--D

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
 COONEY, FAHY, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, PARKER, RAMOS,
 SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations
 and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Oper-
 ations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 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
 education law, 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:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "empire state licensing act".
 3 § 2. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new article 4-D to
 4 read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 4-D
 6 RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS IN LICENSING
 7 Section 49. Definitions.
 8 49-a. Nondiscrimination based on citizenship or immigration
 9 status.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01691-26-6

 S. 1086--D 2

 1 49-b. Application; confidentiality.
 2 § 49. Definitions. When used in this article, unless the context
 3 requires otherwise:
 4 1. "License" shall mean any state or local government issued profes-
 5 sional, occupational, commercial, or business license, registration,
 6 permit, certificate, or any other state or local government issued
 7 permission to operate in New York state.
 8 2. "Issuing entity" shall mean any state or local government depart-
 9 ment, board, bureau, commission, or other public entity th