STATE OF NEW YORK
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7355--A
Cal. No. 512
IN SENATE
January 21, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to amend the business corporation law and the limited liability
company law, in relation to directing the secretary of state to
provide information to certain new businesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 408 of the business corporation law is amended by
2 adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows:
3 9. Upon the receipt of a statement for filing by the secretary of
4 state pursuant to this section, the secretary of state shall confirm
5 such receipt by mail or email to the corporation at the address or email
6 address set forth in such statement. In addition, the secretary of state
7 shall include, but not be limited to including, the following informa-
8 tion in such mailing or email:
9 (a) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
10 address and telephone number, of the New York state small business
11 development center serving their region;
12 (b) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
13 address and telephone number, of the New York state entrepreneurship
14 assistance center serving their region;
15 (c) contact information, including, but not limited to, the website,
16 address and telephone number of business mentor NY; and
17 (d) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
18 address and telephone number, of empire state development. Information
19 regarding empire state development shall include direction to resources
20 available on such website to support and assist new businesses.
21 § 2. Section 205 of the limited liability company law is amended by
22 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
23 (e) Upon the receipt of an application to reserve a limited liability
24 company name by the department of state pursuant to this section, the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 department shall confirm such receipt by mail or email to the limited
2 liability company at the address or email address set forth in such
3 application. In addition, such department shall include, but not be
4 limited to including, the following information in such mailing or
5 email:
6 (1) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
7 address and telephone number, of the New York state small business
8 development center serving their region;
9 (2) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
10 address and telephone number, of the New York state entrepreneurship
11 assistance center serving their region;
12 (3) contact information, including, but not limited to, the website,
13 address and telephone number of business mentor NY; and
14 (4) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
15 address and telephone number, of empire state development. Information
16 regarding empire state development shall include direction to resources
17 available on such website to support and assist new businesses.
18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
19 have become a law.
