New York S 2717: Establishes a ranked choice voting method for certain local elections; provides for repeal of such provisions

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S02717 Summary:

BILL NOS02717 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05960

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SPONSORORTT

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COSPNSRROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 2-A §20, Gen Bus L; amd §2136, Ins L; amd §§442-g & 444-e, RP L

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Permits a military spouse to practice an occupation upon submission of licensure, certification or registration to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state; provided the licensure standards are not lower than those of this state.

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BILL NOS02717 

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2717

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, the insurance law and the real
 property law, in relation to licensing of military spouses with out-
 of-state licenses in equivalent occupations

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

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
 2 to the "Military Spouse Act".
 3 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 2-A
 4 to read as follows:

 5 ARTICLE 2-A
 6 ADMISSION TO A PROFESSION

 7 Section 20. Admission to a profession; licensing, certification or
 8 registration.
 9 § 20. Admission to a profession; licensing, certification or registra-
 10 tion. Admission to practice of a profession governed by this chapter in
 11 this state is accomplished, where required, by a license, certification
 12 or certificate of registration being issued to a qualified applicant by
 13 the secretary of state. To qualify for a license, certification or
 14 certificate of registration an applicant shall meet the requirements
 15 prescribed in the article for the particular profession and shall meet
 16 the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations
 17 law; provided that, notwithstanding any provision of the law to the
 18 contrary, any applicant who is the spouse of a member of the armed forc-
 19 es of the United States, national guard or reserves may submit satisfac-
 20 tory evidence of licensure, certification or registration to practice an
 21 equivalent occupation issued by any other state, territory, protectorate

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06884-01-5

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 1 or dependency of the United States in lieu of the submissions required
 2 by the article of this chapter for the particular profession, provided
 3 that such license, certification or certificate of registration was
 4 granted in compliance with standards which were, in the judgment of the
 5 secretary, not lower than those of this state.
 6 § 3. Subsection (d) of section 2136 of the insurance law, as added by
 7 chapter 687 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 8 (d) (1) the applicant's home state awards nonresident insurance
 9 producer licenses to residents of this state on the same basis as
 10 provided in this subsection; or
 11 (2) the applicant is the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the
 12 United States, national guard or reserves.
 13 § 4. Section 442-g of the real property law is amended by adding a new
 14 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 15 1-a. No nonresident applicant who is the spouse of a member of the
 16 armed forces of the United States, national guard, or reserves regularly
 17 engaged in the real estate business as a vocation, who maintains a defi-
 18 nite place of business and is licensed by any other state, territory,
 19 protectorate or dependency of the United States, shall be required to
 20 maintain a place of business within this state. The commission shall
 21 recognize the license issued by another state to an applicant who is the
 22 spouse of a me