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This bill allows New York state agencies to accept electronic applications and signatures for certain business permits and licenses.
Why it matters
Expands access and convenience for businesses. by allowing electronic submission and digital signatures for most business permits and licenses, potentially reducing paperwork, processing times, and the need for in-person visits.
Modernizes state agency operations. through the use of electronic records and digital authentication, which may improve administrative efficiency and support the state's broader digital transformation.
Specifically excludes certain types of licenses and filings. (such as professional licenses for individuals, UCC filings, and routine individual privileges like driver’s licenses) to focus changes on business-related activities, minimizing risk and complexity for sensitive or high-stakes applications.
Gives agencies flexibility. by letting them adopt these changes through their own regulations, enabling tailored implementation that can account for the unique workflows, security needs, and technical capabilities of different agencies.
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Allow Online Permit Applications
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History
- Signed chap.262
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- 3rd reading cal.321
- Substituted for S4114
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.62
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
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- Referred to governmental operations
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Allow Online Permit Applications
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor David Carlucci
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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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding a new section 402 to read as follows:
§ 402. Electronic filing of applications for certain business permits. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agency may, by promulgation of regulations, permit an application for a business permit or other license subject to the provisions of this section to be filed with such agency, subscribed and affirmed by the applicant as true under penalty of perjury where statute otherwise requires that such signature be acknowledged, verified or sworn under oath.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agency may, by promulgation of regulations, permit any application for a business permit or other license subject to the provisions of this section to be submitted to such agency by electronic means, provided that any signature required thereon shall meet the requirements of subdivision three of section three hundred two of the state technology law, and the use of electronic records shall meet the requirements of subdivision one of section three hundred five of the state technology law.
3. This section shall apply to applications for the issuance, modification or renewal of any permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission or authority required by law, or by state agency rules having the force and effect of law, which is required for a business undertaking, project or activity for an applicant, but shall not include bonds or other forms of security 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.
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practicing a profession prescribed in title eight of the education law, filings under the uniform commercial code, or routine licenses and permits for individual privileges, including licenses for operating a motor vehicle.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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