Directs the department of state to provide information to certain new businesses by mailing or emailing a confirmation that they received a request to reserve a corporate name and contact information for helpful programs in the area.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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113--A
Cal. No. 317
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 6, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, JORDAN, MANNION, MARTUCCI -- 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 and second report,
ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the
Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the business corporation law and the limited liability
company law, in relation to directing the department 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 303 of the business corporation law is amended by
2 adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
3 (g) Upon the receipt of an application to reserve a corporate name by
4 the department of state pursuant to this section, the department shall
5 confirm such receipt by mail or email to the applicant at the address or
6 email address set forth in such application. In addition, the department
7 shall include, but not be limited to including, the following informa-
8 tion in such mailing or email:
9 (1) 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 (2) 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 (3) contact information, including, but not limited to the website,
16 address and telephone number of business mentor NY; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (4) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
2 address and telephone number, of empire state development. Information
3 regarding empire state development shall include direction to resources
4 available on such website to support and assist new businesses.
5 § 2. Section 205 of the limited liability company law is amended by
6 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
7 (e) Upon the receipt of an application to reserve a limited liability
8 company name by the department of state pursuant to this section, the
9 department shall confirm such receipt by mail or email to the applicant
10 at the address or email address set forth in such application. In addi-
11 tion, the department shall include, but not be limited to including, the
12 following information in such mailing or email:
13 (1) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
14 address and telephone number, of the New York state small business
15 development center serving their region;
16 (2) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
17 address and telephone number, of the New York state entrepreneurship
18 assistance center serving their region;
19 (3) contact information, including, but not limited to the website,
20 address and telephone number of business mentor NY; and
21 (4) contact information, including, but not limited to website,
22 address and telephone number, of empire state development. Information
23 regarding empire state development shall include direction to resources
24 available on such website to support and assist new businesses.
25 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
26 have become a law.
