Relates to the shipment of wine to residents of the state. /
Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; authorizes grocery and drug stores to sell wine on their premises for consumption off the premises. /
Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Enacts the wine industry and liquor store revitalization act; authorizes grocery and drug stores to sell wine on their premises for consumption off the premises. /
Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Provides that microbusinesses in New York are eligible for small business revolving loans and the linked deposit interest rate reductions. /
Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates the office of intellectual property asset management which authorizes an appointed chairperson to head an advisory council to establish policy; defines terms; requires reports to the governor and legislature. /
Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates the technology commercialization partnership program and removes the incentive program from the research development program. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Authorizes a group of businesses that are regulated by a state agency or a representative of such businesses to petition the state agency for alternate methods for implementing a regulatory mandate that restricts the conducting or management of business in this state. /
Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Establishes the small business crime prevention services 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; further 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. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates community college high-technology investment program (C-CHIP) to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade their educational, occupational, and training services including their facilities, labs, and high technology equipment. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Allows a municipality or community board to express an opinion before a license is granted to a person to sell liquor at retail for off-premises consumption. /
Sponsor: Pheffer Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Permits persons licensed to sell wine at retail for consumption on the premises to sell certain low alcohol beverages that contain not more than twenty-four per centum alcohol, by volume, and that are produced from agricultural products. /
Sponsor: Cahill Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Permits persons licensed to sell wine at retail for consumption on the premises to sell certain low alcohol beverages that contain not more than twenty-four per centum alcohol, by volume, and that are produced from agricultural products. /
Sponsor: Cahill Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Directs the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on the department of economic development's internet website; provides such portal shall be a one-stop source of information to existing and prospective small businesses. /
Sponsor: Hevesi Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Establishes the small business crime prevention services 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; further 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. credit card 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 /
Sponsor: Latimer Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Establishes a small business energy assistance and advocacy services program as part of the division of small business to assist small businesses in accessing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs available through public and private sources; requires notice to be given to the division of small business prior to any rate increase; makes related provisions. /
Sponsor: Latimer Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates; provides that the advocates will help ensure that municipal agencies comply with the provisions of law relating to minority and women-owned business enterprises. /
Sponsor: Titus Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises in cities, towns and villages of twenty thousand of more; provides that the written notice which the authority must give to the municipality or community board of the hearing which the authority must hold before issuing a regular (i.e., non-special) license must include the date, time and place thereof and must include a copy of the license application, with certain personal information redacted to prevent an unwarranted invasion of privacy (more specifically, the copy of the application shall not include the home address, home telephone number or social security number of any individual, and the authority may redact other personal information contained in the application in order to prevent an unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy); and imposes a parallel requirement for written notice of the hearing which must be held regarding applications for such special retail licenses for on-premises consumption. /
Sponsor: Lentol Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center. /
Sponsor: Scarborough Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises in cities, towns and villages of twenty thousand or more; provides that the written notice which the authority must give to the municipality or community board of the hearing (which the authority must hold before issuing a regular (non-special) license must be mailed at least 30 days in advance of the hearing; imposes a parallel 30 day hearing notice requirement regarding the hearing which must be held regarding special retail licenses. /
Sponsor: Lentol Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Authorizes the commissioner of economic development together with the commissioner of agriculture and markets to devise a program to promote and distribute statewide and regional guides to farms, farmers markets and other agriculturally significant tourist destinations. /
Sponsor: Cook Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS