Directs the department of economic development to identify those banks which have made a significant commitment to the community reinvestment program and emerging domestic markets; such department shall conduct an outreach program to provide such information to regional and local economic developers and financial institutions. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to making the provisions governing liquor licenses consistent with respect to public interest factors. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Requires a party to file notice of ex parte communications in proceedings involving the validity or application of rates, facilities, or practices of public utilities or carriers. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ 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 small business technology investment fund; requires reporting by regional investment funds receiving investments and requires the foundation to report to the governor and legislature a summary of the program and an evaluation of reports submitted by the funds. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business outreach center network; establishes a reporting requirement by the commissioner of economic development. / Sponsor: STEWART-COUSINS Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to incubators for entrepreneurial development. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates a fifteen member sustainable development task force to study the feasibility of adopting a goal oriented and performance based regulatory system to achieve the goal of sustainable development in the state; sets forth certain goals and makes provision for organization of the task force. / Sponsor: PARKER 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

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

Establishes the high performance computing program within the NYS foundation for science, technology and innovation; provides that such program will fund projects connecting researchers and businesses with NYS high performance computing resources. / Sponsor: PARKER 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: ADDABBO Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory reform to monitor state agencies relating to their review of existing rules and their outreach to small businesses, local governments, and public and private interests in rural areas. / Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Establishes the New York wine council program within the department of economic development to develop a marketing strategy to promote the state's fine wines. / Sponsor: YOUNG 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

Requires businesses which receive economic development incentives to disclose to the public, on a continuing basis, the conditions thereof and compliance therewith. / Sponsor: BALL Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to permits for brewers, manufacturers, and importers to serve small samples of their beer or malt beverages at certain events; includes fees and definition of small sample; such permit shall include the privilege to sell such beverages for consumption off-premises. / Sponsor: DILAN Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to permitting licensees authorized to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises to sell additional related items including gift baskets, glassware, accessories, novelty clothing, liquor candy, gift bags and books. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Creates a database of grants for small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Relates to providing information and assistance to small businesses to prevent common regulatory violations. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS