New York A 2301: Establishes the small business crime prevention services

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A02301 Summary:

BILL NOA02301 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03187

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSRDe Los Santos, Seawright, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §139-a, Ec Dev L; amd §16-m, UDC Act; amd §837, Exec L

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Establishes the small business crime prevention services program to provide small businesses with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in prevention of crimes in and around the premises of small businesses or otherwise affecting small businesses, including but not limited to: assault, arson and other violent felony offenses; robbery, burglary, theft, identity theft counterfeiting, check and credit card fraud and other fraud; and vandalism, graffiti and other property damage; provides that information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance be made available to small businesses; authorizes the New York state urban development corporation to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to small businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or other organizations for the purpose of preventing crimes against small businesses or on the premises or in the vicinity of small businesses; makes related provisions.

Go to top A02301 Actions:

BILL NOA02301 

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01/16/2025referred to small business

01/07/2026referred to small business

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2301

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, DE LOS SANTOS, SEAWRIGHT -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Small Business

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the New York state urban
 development corporation act and the executive law, in relation to
 small business crime prevention services

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

 1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 139-a to read as follows:
 3 § 139-a. Small business crime prevention services program. 1. There
 4 is hereby established within the division a small business crime
 5 prevention services program.
 6 2. The small business crime prevention services program, directly and
 7 in conjunction with other divisions of the department and with other
 8 agencies of the state, federal agencies or local governments, shall
 9 provide small businesses with access to the following services:
 10 (a) information on strategies, best practices and programs offering
 11 training and assistance in prevention of crimes in and around the prem-
 12 ises of small businesses or otherwise affecting small businesses,
 13 including but not limited to: assault, arson and other violent felony
 14 offenses; robbery, burglary, theft, identity theft, counterfeiting,
 15 check and credit card fraud and other fraud; and vandalism, graffiti and
 16 other property damage;
 17 (b) information on eligibility and applications for financial assist-
 18 ance for small business crime prevention services under paragraph (o) of
 19 subdivision one of section sixteen-m of section one of chapter one
 20 hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-eight;
 21 (c) information on eligibility and applications for other programs of
 22 financial assistance for small business crime prevention that may from
 23 time to time be available from the department or other agencies of the
 24 state, federal agencies or local governments;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05513-01-5

 A. 2301 2

 1 (d) information on protecting the assets of small businesses from
 2 crime, including risk reduction strategies and insurance availability;
 3 and
 4 (e) information on responses to crime, including reporting of crimes,
 5 submitting insurance claims and crime victim assistance programs.
 6 3. The small business crime prevention services program shall, with
 7 the assistance of the small business advisory board and other appropri-
 8 ate state agencies, identify issues relating to cri