New York S 2078: Relates to the use of smart access systems and the information that may be gathered from such systems

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S02078 Summary:

BILL NOS02078 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07405

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SPONSORMAYER

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COSPNSRJACKSON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§190, 196, 198-a & 662, Lab L; add §§380.98 & 530.15, amd §500.10, CP L

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Requires or allows licensing entities to suspend business licenses for certain businesses that are charged or convicted of wage theft; establishes reporting requirements for wage theft convictions.

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BILL NOS02078 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

05/14/20251ST REPORT CAL.1110

05/15/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

03/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.654

03/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/30/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/20/2026PASSED SENATE

04/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/20/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2078

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the criminal procedure law, in
 relation to business license suspensions resulting from wage theft

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

 1 Section 1. Section 190 of the labor law is amended by adding three new
 2 subdivisions 10, 11 and 12 to read as follows:
 3 10. "Successor business" means an entity engaged in work that is
 4 substantially similar to that of the predecessor, where there is
 5 substantial continuity of operation with that of the predecessor.
 6 11. "Agency" means any agency, department, board, or commission of the
 7 state, or of any political subdivision of the state, that issues a
 8 license for the purposes of operating a business within the state.
 9 12. "License" means any agency permit, certificate, approval, regis-
 10 tration, charter, or similar form of authorization that is required by
 11 law and issued by any agency for the purposes of operating a business
 12 within the state. "License" shall include, but shall not be limited to:
 13 a. a certificate of incorporation issued pursuant to section four
 14 hundred two of the business corporation law, including a certificate of
 15 incorporation for a benefit corporation issued pursuant to section one
 16 thousand seven hundred three of the business corporation law, or a
 17 certificate of authority issued pursuant to section one thousand five
 18 hundred thirty of the business corporation law;
 19 b. articles of organization issued pursuant to section two hundred
 20 three of the limited liability company law, or a certificate of authori-
 21 ty issued pursuant to section eight hundred five of the limited liabil-
 22 ity company law;
 23 c. a certificate of incorporation issued pursuant to section four
 24 hundred two of the not-for-profit corporation law, or a certificate of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05532-01-5

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 1 authority issued pursuant to section one thousand three hundred four of
 2 the not-for-profit corporation law;
 3 d. a certificate of limited partnership issued pursuant to section
 4 121-201 of the partnership law, or a certificate of authority issued
 5 pursuant to section 121-904 of the partnership law;
 6 e. any certificate to conduct business under an assumed name or as
 7 partners filed pursuant to section one hundred thirty of the general
 8 business law that is on file in the office of the clerk of the county in
 9 which such business is conducted or transacted, or the office of the
 10 secretary of state;
 11 f. any license, certificate, permit, or registration issued pursuant
 12 to section sixty-four of the alcoholic beverage control law, section two
 13 hundred twelve-a or article eight of the labor law, or the agriculture
 14 and markets law;
 15 g. any license required by