Senate Bill S656A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires annual reports to contain information specific to veteran-owned small businesses

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4487 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S656 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4487
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7063
2011-2012: S6973, A7166
2013-2014: S359, A6214

2015-S656 - Summary

Requires annual reports to contain information specific to veteran-owned small businesses.

2015-S656 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S656 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   656

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
  land Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation to annual reports
  concerning veteran-owned small businesses

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  TO  INCLUDE  WITHIN  THE ANNUAL REPORT AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION
ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION AN ACCOUNTING  OF  THE  NUMBER  OF  VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE LISTED BY THE FOLLOWING
DESIGNATIONS:  SMALL  BUSINESS  CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS
AND SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN  OWNED  AND  CONTROLLED  BY  SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERANS.  SUCH  LISTING SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE NAME OF
THE VETERAN OWNER OR OWNERS OF EACH  BUSINESS,  LOCATION  OF  EACH  SUCH
BUSINESS  AND  THE  TYPE OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS. THE TERM "SMALL BUSINESS
CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS" AND THE TERM  "SMALL  BUSINESS
CONCERN  OWNED  AND  CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS" SHALL HAVE
THE SAME MEANING SET FORTH IN 15 U.S.C.  SECTION  632(Q).  THE  DIVISION
SHALL  REQUEST  THIS  INFORMATION  ANNUALLY FROM THE U.S.  DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AGENCIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03190-01-5


              

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2015-S656A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4487
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7063
2011-2012: S6973, A7166
2013-2014: S359, A6214

2015-S656A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires annual reports to contain information specific to veteran-owned small businesses.

2015-S656A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S656A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 656--A
    Cal. No. 500

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KENNEDY, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
  land  Security  and  Military  Affairs -- reported favorably from said
  committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
  order of third reading

AN ACT to amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  annual  reports
  concerning veteran-owned small businesses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22. TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT  AS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION
ELEVEN  OF  THIS  SECTION  AN  ACCOUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF VETERAN-OWNED
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE LISTED BY THE FOLLOWING
DESIGNATIONS: SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS AS
SET FORTH IN 15 U.S.C. SECTION 632(Q)(3), AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO  TIME,
AND  SERVICE  DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AS SET FORTH IN
ARTICLE SEVENTEEN-B OF THIS CHAPTER.  SUCH LISTING SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO THE NAME OF THE VETERAN OWNER OR OWNERS OF EACH  BUSINESS,
LOCATION OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS, THE TYPE OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS AND WHEN-
EVER  PRACTICABLE, BE DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES OF LABOR, SERVICES, EQUIP-
MENT, MATERIALS AND RECOGNIZED CONSTRUCTION TRADES.  THE DIVISION  SHALL
REQUEST  THIS INFORMATION ANNUALLY FROM THE U.S.  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS, ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE FEDERAL  AGENCIES  AND  THE  DIVISION  OF
SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERANS'  BUSINESS  DEVELOPMENT  WITHIN  THE NEW YORK
STATE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

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

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