New York A 10213: Relates to regulatory penalties, fines, and/or revocation for small business

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A10213 Summary:

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Relates to regulatory penalties, fines, and/or revocation for small business.

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BILL NOA10213 

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02/12/2026referred to social services

02/17/2026reference changed to small business

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10213

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to regulatory penalties,
 fines, and/or revocation for small business

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

 1 Section 1. Section 170-c of the executive law, as amended by section 1
 2 of subpart B of part XX of chapter 55 of the laws of 2020 and subdivi-
 3 sion 4 as amended by chapter 39 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 170-c. Regulatory penalties, fines, and/or revocation for small
 6 businesses. 1. Unless explicitly exempted or excluded by any other law,
 7 rule or regulation, upon a first time violation of a state agency's
 8 rules or regulations related to paperwork submitted to a state agency or
 9 actions or omissions that [are determined by such state agency to be de
 10 minimus] are made in good faith and do not involve mendacity, a small
 11 business, as defined in subdivision eight of section one hundred two of
 12 the state administrative procedure act, shall be afforded a cure period
 13 or other opportunity for ameliorative action if the violation can be
 14 corrected, the successful completion of which will prevent the imposi-
 15 tion of penalties, fines, and/or revocations on the party or parties
 16 subject to enforcement of such de minimus violation. However, no waiver
 17 of penalties, fines, and/or revocations or cure period or other opportu-
 18 nity for ameliorative action may be given if the agency determines that
 19 the violation may result in a natural resource damage claim or serious
 20 actual harm, or may present an endangerment to public safety, human
 21 health or the environment, is a violation of human or civil rights law,
 22 results in loss of employee wages or benefits, interferes with any reme-
 23 dy, review, or resolution related to harassment or discrimination
 24 claims, was or is a willful violation, involves tax fraud, violates
 25 requirements related to federal funding to the state, relates to state
 26 funding or procurement, is similar to prior violations, is a penal law
 27 violation, relates to a material or substantive portion of the business,
 28 or is in contravention of the public interest and/or policy reflected by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14670-03-6

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 1 the agency's mission. Upon such first violation, a state agency shall
 2 (a) provide the small business with a copy of the applicable small busi-
 3 ness regulation guides pursuant to section one hundred two-a of the
 4 state administrative procedure act and any other helpful guidance or
 5 information detailing the agency's rules and regulations, to the extent
 6 such materials exist, or (b) to the extent practicable, provide such
 7 small business assistance with compliance with the agency's rules and
 8 regulations. The agency shall have the discretion to determine the
 9 appropriate period of time to allow such small business to cure or take
 10 such other ameliorative action to address such violation, which shall be
 11 reasonable but shall not be less than fifteen business days unless a
 12 longer period is allowed pursuant to law or regulation.
 13 2. As used in this section "state agency" shall mean an agency as
 14 defined in subdivision one of section one hundred two of the state
 15 administrative procedure act; provided that "state agency" shall not
 16 include the department of taxation and finance, the workers' compen-
 17 sation board nor the department of fi