New York A 8474: Establishes the small business environmental support office; repealer

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A08474 Summary:

BILL NOA08474 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add §138, Ec Dev L

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Establishes the small business environmental support office.

Go to top A08474 Actions:

BILL NOA08474 

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05/16/2025referred to small business

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA08474 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SMALL BUSINESS Chair:Buttenschon 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:17/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means ButtenschonAyeNorberAye

JonesAyeBrownAye

GallagherAyeBendettAye

JacksonAyeNovakhovAye

ClarkAyeGallahanAye

RajkumarAye

De Los SantosAye

Chandler-WatermAye

ZaccaroAye

DaisAye

KassayAye

YegerAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2025AYE/NAY:33/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosExcusedDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAbsent

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Go to topA08474 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08474 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8474

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON -- (at request of the Empire State
 Development) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Small Busi-
 ness

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
 ing the small business environmental support office; and to repeal
 certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 138 of the economic development law is REPEALED and
 2 a new section 138 is added to read as follows:
 3 § 138. Small business environmental support office. 1. There is here-
 4 by established within the department a small business environmental
 5 support office to provide ombudsman services to small businesses on
 6 issues relating to pollution prevention and compliance with the environ-
 7 mental conservation law.
 8 2. Such office shall provide the following services:
 9 a. soliciting input from small businesses regarding pollution
 10 prevention and compliance with the environmental conservation law,
 11 including interacting with organizations representing small businesses
 12 such as trade associations or other entities;
 13 b. participating in, facilitating and promoting the participation of
 14 small businesses in the development and implementation of rules and
 15 regulations adopted pursuant to the environmental conservation law;
 16 c. participating in and sponsoring meetings with the department of
 17 environmental conservation, local environmental agencies, industry
 18 groups and small business representatives;
 19 d. distributing to small businesses information and materials on
 20 pollution prevention and the requirements of the environmental conserva-
 21 tion law;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09946-02-5

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 1 e. aiding in the investigation and resolution of complaints and
 2 disputes involving small businesses and the department of environmental
 3 conservation and local environmental authorities;
 4 f. reviewing and providing comments and recommendations to the United
 5 States environmental protection agency and the department of environ-
 6 mental conservation regarding the development and implementation of
 7 regulations that impact small businesses;
 8 g. referring small businesses to specialists for information and
 9 assistance on affordable alternative technologies, process changes,
 10 products and operational methods to help achieve pollution prevention;
 11 h. providing information to small businesses on state-sponsored
 12 programs offering financial and technical assistance, and in locating
 13 sources o