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A02640 Summary:

A02640 Actions:

A02640 Committee Votes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS   Chair:Titus      
DATE:02/05/2019AYE/NAY:13/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Titus
Aye
Johns
Aye
Galef
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Glick
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Kim
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Bichotte
Aye
Blake
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Williams
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:02/11/2019AYE/NAY:22/0  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Ra
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Garbarino
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye

A02640 Floor Votes:

A02640 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2640
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 24, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
          electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
     2  a new section 402 to read as follows:
     3    § 402. Electronic filing of applications for certain business permits.
     4  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agency
     5  may, by promulgation of regulations, permit an application for  a  busi-
     6  ness  permit  or other license subject to the provisions of this section
     7  to be filed with such agency, subscribed and affirmed by  the  applicant
     8  as  true  under penalty of perjury where statute otherwise requires that
     9  such signature be acknowledged, verified or sworn under oath.
    10    2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agen-
    11  cy may, by promulgation of regulations, permit  any  application  for  a
    12  business  permit  or  other  license  subject  to the provisions of this
    13  section to be submitted to such agency  by  electronic  means,  provided
    14  that  any  signature  required  thereon  shall  meet the requirements of
    15  subdivision three of section three hundred two of the  state  technology
    16  law,  and  the  use of electronic records shall meet the requirements of
    17  subdivision one of section three hundred five of  the  state  technology
    18  law.
    19    3.  This section shall apply to applications for the issuance, modifi-
    20  cation or renewal of any permit, license, certificate, approval,  regis-
    21  tration, charter, or similar form of permission or authority required by
    22  law,  or by state agency rules having the force and effect of law, which
    23  is required for a business  undertaking,  project  or  activity  for  an
    24  applicant,  but  shall  not  include  bonds  or  other forms of security
    25  required to be submitted by  applicants,  any  individual  licenses  for
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04581-01-9
        A. 2640                             2
 
     1  practicing  a profession prescribed in title eight of the education law,
     2  filings under the uniform  commercial  code,  or  routine  licenses  and
     3  permits  for  individual  privileges, including licenses for operating a
     4  motor vehicle.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.