New York A 9004: Establishes the small business working group to identify the twenty-five provisions of law or rules that are most frequently enforced through issuance of notices of violation and most issued to small businesses

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A09004 Summary:

BILL NOA09004 

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SPONSORBores

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Establishes the small business working group to identify the twenty-five provisions of law or rules that are most frequently enforced through issuance of notices of violation and most frequently issued to small businesses; requires such working group to evaluate such provisions of law or rules to determine whether changes should be made to such provisions.

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BILL NOA09004 

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08/13/2025referred to small business

01/07/2026referred to small business

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9004

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 August 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Small Business

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the small
 business working group

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "small
 2 business forward act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 384 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 384. Small business working group. 1. There is hereby created in the
 6 executive department, no later than six months after the effective date
 7 of this section, a small business working group consisting of:
 8 (a) the director of the division of building standards and codes, or
 9 such director's designee;
 10 (b) the director of the division of licensing services, or such direc-
 11 tor's designee;
 12 (c) the commissioner of health, or such commissioner's designee;
 13 (d) the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation,
 14 or such commissioner's designee;
 15 (e) the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets, or
 16 such commissioner's designee;
 17 (f) the heads of such other departments or divisions within the execu-
 18 tive department and such other state agencies as shall be designated by
 19 the governor, or their designees, including, when appropriate, such
 20 departments, divisions or agencies with subject matter expertise in
 21 public health, inspections, or small businesses;
 22 (g) two members appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
 23 the temporary president of the senate;
 24 (h) two members appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
 25 speaker of the assembly;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13533-02-5

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 1 (i) one member appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
 2 the minority leader of the senate; and
 3 (j) one member appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
 4 the minority leader of the assembly.
 5 2. The department shall provide necessary technical and staff assist-
 6 ance to the working group. Any department, division, board, bureau,
 7 commission, authority or agency of the state, as such entity shall
 8 determine appropriate, is authorized to provide such information, coop-
 9 eration, or assistance as may be requested by the working group to carry
 10 out the purposes of this section.
 11 3. The president of the empire state development corporation shall
 12 serve, ex officio, as the chair of the working group, and the governor
 13 shall designate the vice chair of the working group. In appointing
 14 members of the working group, appointing authorities shall ensure that
 15 such members, as a group, represent diverse public health and business
 16 perspectives relevant to the duties of the working group. The members of
 17 the working group, except those who serve ex officio, shall be allowed
 18 their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
 19 duties under this article but shall receive no additional compensation
 20 for services rendered pursuant to this article.
 21 4. The working group shall have the following powers and responsibil-
 22 ities:
 23 (a) to identify the twenty-five provisions of law or r