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2022 Annual Report — New York State Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

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The 2022 Annual Report of the New York State Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry, chaired by Harry B. Bronson, with a transmittal letter to Speaker Carl Heastie dated December 15, 2022. The letter says the enacted SFY 2022-23 budget provided $350 million for the new Office of Workforce and Economic Development at Empire State Development, $200 million for the COVID-19 Small Business Seed Funding Grant Program, $250 million for a refundable COVID-19 Capital Costs Small Business Tax Credit and $200 million for the FAST NY Shovel-Ready Grant Program. It also credits the Committee with the Green CHIPS Act and lists committee members and staff. A table of chapters of 2022 includes state liquor-law bills.

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  Committee On
  Economic Development, Job Creation,
  Commerce and Industry
  Carl E. Heastie • Speaker
  Harry B. Bronson • Chair




        A N N U A L R E P O R T
                                                                                                                                     CHAIR
                                                         THE ASSEMBLY                                                   Economic Development, Job Creation,
                                                                                                                         Commerce and Industry Committee
                                                   STATE OF NEW YORK
                                                                                                                                    COMMITTEES
                                                                 ALBANY                                                                Rules
                                                                                                                                   Ways and Means
                                                                                                                                       Labor
                                                                                                                                     Education
 HARRY B. BRONSON
    Assemblymember                                                                                                          Assembly’s Legislative Liaison to
      138th District                                                                                                          the Finger Lakes Regional
                                                                                                                            Economic Development Council




December 15, 2022

Honorable Carl Heastie
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Legislative Office Building, Room 932
Albany, NY 12248

Dear Speaker Heastie:

     With this letter, I am submitting the Annual Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation,
Commerce and Industry report for the 2022 Legislative Session.

         The 2022 Legislative Session has been challenging due to the continued public health and economic impact of the
pandemic and challenges associated with the pressure of rising inflation. In this context and to address these issues for our
New York families, the Committee reviewed and participated in enactment of the SFY 2022-23 budget process and worked
on legislation that impacts State and local economic development, promotes job opportunities and addresses inequities within
our economy.

        The enacted budget provided a $350 million investment for the new Office of Workforce and Economic Development
at Empire State Development. This organizational approach with corresponding funding recognizes that workforce
development and economic development go hand-in-hand and are mutually dependent. The funding will provide resources to:
leverage Empire State Development’s relationships with employers to help identify employer needs; develop tailored regional
training strategies based on those needs; support programs to train New Yorkers in the skills necessary to succeed in in-
demand fields; and make targeted investments in teachers, healthcare workers, apprenticeships and internships, mental health
professionals, and caregivers.

        Further, $200 million was provided for the COVID -19 Small Business Seed Funding Grant Program, which will
provide grants to micro- and small businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations as well as independent
arts contractors that began operation shortly before or during the COVID-19 pandemic and were not eligible for certain other
State and Federal assistance. The enacted budget also provided $250 million for a refundable COVID-19 Capital Costs Small
Business Tax Credit program.

        The Committee was also instrumental in securing $200 million for New York’s FAST NY Shovel-Ready Grant
Program in the enacted budget. This program will help to prepare and develop sites across the State that will attract businesses,
including manufacturing, to ultimately locate or expand in New York State. The shovel ready program is an important part
of rebuilding a diversified State economy that attracts businesses and provides new job opportunities. Finally, a budget
proposal was adopted to create a statutorily required searchable database of all economic development programs and which
will provide transparency to economic development spending programs.

        The Committee was also instrumental in the enactment of the Green CHIPS Act, which will incentivize semiconductor
manufacturers to build new factories in New York State by making them eligible for the Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program.
This law will help ensure that a domestic supply of semiconductor chips is made in New York State.

                            ❏ ALBANY OFFICE: Room 847, Legislative Office Building, Albany, New York 12248 • 518-455-4527
                               ❏ DISTRICT OFFICE: 840 University Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 • 585-244-5255
        The Committee will continue our focus on what can be done to support businesses and the workforce they employ.
The priority focus areas of the Committee during the next session, both legislatively and budgetary will include promoting job
opportunities for our families as well as measures that seek to ensure the economy is both equitable and inclusive of those
individuals that have historically been left on the economic sidelines, especially those from marginalized communities. The
COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation continues to have a disproportional impact on the unskilled labor force, women,
underserved, or otherwise marginalized communities who have historically been on the economic sidelines. The Committee
will work to address this inequity.

        On behalf of myself and the members of the Committee, I wish to thank you for supporting our efforts to encourage
economic development and job opportunities across New York State. With your continued leadership New Yorkers can look
forward to a productive session in the coming year.

Sincerely,




Harry Bronson
Member of Assembly
Chair, Assembly Standing Committee on Economic
Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry




                           ❏ ALBANY OFFICE: Room 847, Legislative Office Building, Albany, New York 12248 • 518-455-4527
                              ❏ DISTRICT OFFICE: 840 University Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607 • 585-244-5255
                        2022 Annual Report

                  New York State Assembly
       Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation,
                    Commerce and Industry

                       Harry B. Bronson, Chair

                       Committee Members

      Majority                                     Minority

                                             Christopher Friend, Ranking Member
Kevin Cahill
                                             Kieran Michael Lalor
William Magnarelli
                                             Angelo Morinello
Donna Lupardo
                                             Robert Smullen
Al Stirpe
                                             John Salka
Alicia Hyndman
                                             Jodi Giglio
Billy Jones
                                             John Lemondes
Steve Stern
Marianne Buttenschon
Taylor Darling
Judy Griffin
Mathylde Frontus
Patricia Fahy
Patrick Burke
Jennifer Lunsford
Gina Sillitti
Yudelka Tapia
Nikki Lucas
Brian Cunningham

                                Staff

   Fletcher Whyland, Assistant Secretary for Program and Policy
                 Debra Jenkins, Principal Analyst
               Jennifer Skoog-Harvey, Chief of Staff
       Allan Richards, Legislative Director/ Committee Clerk
TABLE OF CONTENTS


I.   INTRODUCTION: COMMITTEE JURISDICTION ……………………………………….3

II. FY 2022-23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET INITIATIVES …………….……..4

III. IMPROVING NEW YORK’S ECONOMY AND CREATING JOBS ……………..……...13

IV. OUTLOOK FOR 2023……………………...……………………………….……………..21

APPENDIX A: 2022 SUMMARY OF ACTION ON ALL BILLS …………………….………22

APPENDIX B: 2022 BILLS CONSIDERED ………………………………………….……….23

APPENDIX C: 2022 CHAPTERS/VETOES..……………………….………………….………24




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I. INTRODUCTION: COMMITTEE JURISDICTION

The Assembly Standing Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and
Industry is responsible for legislation that affects economic development and business regulation
throughout the State. The Committee also provides oversight of the State’s various economic
development agencies, authorities and programs that notably impact the State’s overall economy.
The Committee’s primary responsibility effects business and industries that are subject to the
Economic Development, General Business, Unconsolidated Laws, Alcohol and Beverage
Control, and Cannabis Laws.

The Committee interacts with many State agencies, economic development organizations and
other groups and associations on these important issues. The State agencies include the
Department of Economic Development, the Urban Development Corporation, the Job
Development Authority, the Department of State, the State Liquor Authority, and the Office of
Cannabis Management. The Committee works with numerous organizations that support
economic development throughout the State, including not-for-profit local development
corporations, economic development agencies, not-for-profit foundations, colleges and
universities, Chambers of Commerce, Unions and Small Business Development Centers. The
Committee also provides oversight of policies related to the sale of alcoholic beverages and
adult-use cannabis, and the licensing, registration, and regulation of a broad spectrum of
industries associated with the production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages and adult-
use cannabis.

The Committee currently has two Subcommittees that are tasked with providing more in-depth
analysis on specific subject areas, which helps the committee better understand and respond to
related legislation and policy proposals. The Subcommittee on Occupational Licenses focuses on
reviewing and examining occupational licenses in relation to the licensing process, fee structure,
educational requirements, and other aspects of these licenses as well as the contribution of these
occupations to the State’s economy. The Subcommittee on Export Trade provides insight about
New York’s international and domestic export experiences and how to bolster future expansion
of New York State business exports. Currently, these Subcommittees are Chaired by Members of
Assembly Gina Sillitti and Marianne Buttenschon, respectively.




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II. FY 2022-23 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET INITIATIVES

Empire State Development and Department of Economic Development

The Committee has long advocated for policies that support and promote economic development
and job opportunities within the State. The New York State Budget provides funding for
economic development programs through allocations to the Department of Economic
Development and the Urban Development Corporation (doing business as Empire State
Development). Funding through these programs is typically provided in the form of loans,
grants, tax credits and other financial assistance to local governments, businesses, higher
education institutions and not-for-profit corporations to develop stable and growing regional
economies. In the enacted State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 budget, the Committee supported
key initiatives to boost New York’s economy, create jobs and facilitate opportunities for all
business sectors in the State.

The enacted State Budget provided an All Funds appropriation of $103.6 million, an increase of
$4.42 million over the Executive proposal, for the Department of Economic Development.
Further, the budget provided an All Funds appropriation of $5.2 billion, an increase of $1.22
billion over the Executive proposal, for the Urban Development Corporation. The following are
highlights of some of the programs that are funded to promote economic development and
businesses in New York via the State Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget:

•   Pandemic Recovery Programs

    o $200 million for the COVID-19 Small Business Seed Funding Grant Program, which will
      provide grants to micro- and small businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural
      organizations and independent arts contractors that began operation shortly before or
      during the COVID-19 pandemic and were not eligible for other State and Federal
      assistance. The program builds upon the State’s $800 million Pandemic Small Business
      Recovery Grant Program enacted in SFY 2021-2022 Budget. (Note: Application Portal
      on the Empire State Development opened on September 14, 2022)

    o $250 million for a refundable COVID-19 Capital Costs Small Business Tax Credit
      program, which will provide small businesses $2.5 million or less in gross receipts to be
      eligible for a tax credit 50 percent tax credit of up to $25,000 of qualifying costs to cover
      unexpected COVID-related costs, such as the purchase of cleaning supplies, outdoor
      heaters, air purifiers, signage denoting vaccine/masking policies, and equipment to
      accommodate contactless payments.

    o Authorized an additional Restaurant Return-to-Work Credit for restaurants that received
      the existing Restaurant Return-to-Work Credit, but exceeded the $50,000 per employer
      cap, which is equal to 10 full time equivalent (FTE) positions added from April 1, 2021,
      to December 31, 2021. This additional credit is available for eligible businesses that hired
      between 10 and 20 FTE positions over the same period, and the combined Restaurant
      Return-to-Work Credits would remain capped at $35 million.



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    o Extension and enhancement of the NYC Musical and Theatrical Production Tax
      Credit from $100 million to $200 million to further support this sector in the wake of the
      impacts of the Omicron variant on these performances.

•   Workforce Development

    o $350 million investment for the new Office of Workforce and Economic Development at
      Empire State Development to provide resources to: leverage Empire State
      Development’s relationships with employers to help identify employer needs; develop
      tailored regional training strategies; support programs to train New Yorkers in the skills
      necessary to succeed in in-demand fields; and make targeted investments in teachers,
      healthcare workers, apprenticeships and internships, mental health professionals, and
      caregivers.

    o The new office will work in conjunction with the Regional Economic Development
      Councils, the Department of Labor, the State University of New York and the City
      University of New York and other partners to ensure coordinated training and workforce
      strategies. The following is a delineation of how the $350 million will be invested:

               •   $115 million for Workforce Development Grant Program
               •   $47 million for Financial Burden Relief for Healthcare Workers
               •   $39 million for Caregiver Flexibility for Direct Care Workers
               •   $35 million for Workforce Development Capital Grant Program
               •   $30 million for Teacher Residency Program
               •   $22.5 million for Training Capacity Expansion for Statewide institutions
               •   $20.8 million for Office Workforce Development and Economic Development
               •   $10 million for SUNY and CUNY internships
               •   $10 million for Expansion of Alternative Teacher Certifications
               •   $8 million for Upskilling School Paraprofessionals
               •   $5 million for SUNY and CUNY apprenticeships
               •   $2.8 million for Expansion of Psychiatric rehabilitation Service at Office of
                   Mental Health
               •   $2.7 million for Employment and Training at Office for People With
                   Developmental Disabilities
               •   $1.2 million for Diversity in Medicine Program
               •   $1 million for Expansion of a SUNY Pre-Medical Opportunities Program

    o $2.5 million for a cannabis workforce development

•   University-Based Programs

    o $15 million for the 15 existing Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs), which
      collaborate with New York companies on the development of new technologies and
      products and create new businesses and high-quality jobs throughout the State.




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    o $14 million for the 14 existing Centers of Excellence (CoE), which collaborate with New
      York companies in commercializing scientific discoveries in fields such as
      nanoelectronics, bioinformatics, photonics, environmental systems, atmospheric sciences,
      bioterrorism and disaster preparedness, and information technology.

    o $3 million for SUNY Polytechnic Institute College of Nanoscale Science and
      Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focus centers

    o $2.7 million for Small Business Development Centers

    o $20 million for the Syracuse University Carrier Dome

    o $1 million for Stony Brook Medicine’s National Cancer Institute

•   General Economic Development

    o $800 million for New York State Regional Economic and Community Assistance
      Program

    o $320 million for the New York Works Economic Development Fund

    o $200 million for FAST grants program for shovel ready site development

    o $250 million for the Restore New York Communities Initiative

    o $45 million for economic development initiatives of the State for promoting tourism and
      expanding business investment and job creation and retention

    o $26.18 million for the Empire State Economic Development Fund

    o $15 million for the Market New York Program

    o $2 million for the Empire State Entertainment and Diversity Job Training Program

•   Business Assistance

    o $75 million for the Innovation Venture Competition Program

    o $15.5 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program

    o $5 million for the High Technology Matching Grants Program

    o $5 million for the New York State Innovation Hot Spots/ New York State Incubators

    o $1.76 million for the Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP)


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    o $1.382 million for the Technology Development Organizations

    o $1.495 million for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program

    o $2 million for the Minority- and Women-Owned Business Development and Lending
      Program and for Minority- and Women-Owned Business Development

    o $921,000 for the Industrial Technology Extension Service Program

    o $343,000 Science and Technology Law Center

    o $3.44 million for the Urban and Community Development Program

•   Commerce, Regional Economic Development, Trade and Tourism

    o $350 million for a Long Island Investment Fund

    o $10 million for a Mohawk Harbor Events Center

    o $11 million for Universal Hip Hop Museum

    o $5 million for the Pace University Performing Arts Center

    o $600 million for Orchard Park football facilities (home of the Buffalo Bills), as well as $7
      million to help retain professional football in Western New York

    o $10 million for New York Hall of Science

    o $3.45 million for local tourism promotion matching grants

    o $7 million for marketing and advertising to promote regional attractions

    o $1.5 million for Economic Development and Community Service Organizations

    o $16 million in Federal grants for state and local workforce, tourism, recreation, marketing

    o $1 million for the Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program

    o $150,000 for the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance

    o $150,000 for Harlem Week, Inc.

    o $100,000 for Kleinhans Music Hall Management

    o $1 million for military base redevelopment and research



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    o $550,000 for the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation

    o $700,000 for the Center State Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CEO) Program

    o $500,000 for the Queens Chamber of Commerce

    o $150,000 for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

    o $550,000 for the Brooklyn Alliance

    o $225,000 for the North Country Chamber of Commerce

    o $100,000 for Adirondack North Country Association

    o $150,000 for the Association of Community Employment Programs

    o $100,000 for the Brooklyn Neighborhood Association

    o $310,000 for the Amsterdam Urban Renewal Agency

    o $140,000 for the Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation

    o $100,000 for the Queens Economic Development Council

    o $50,000 for the Staten Island Economic Development Council

    o $150,000 for the Syracuse Jazzfest Productions


•   Reginal Economic Development Councils

The 10 Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) of New York State, which include
community, business, academic leaders, and members of the public in each region, use their
knowledge and understanding of local priorities and assets to help direct state investment in
support of job creation and economic growth. REDCs have developed and implemented
comprehensive Strategic Plans for their respective regions and regularly issue updated plans.
These plans play an important role in determining how millions of dollars in existing economic
aid are awarded through the State’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).

    o $150 million for REDC grants program

    o $200 million for a sixth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) to be used
      to revitalize downtowns areas in each of the 10 economic regions of the State. Funds are
      to be distributed as follows:

           ▪   $100 million for the traditional main street redevelopment

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           ▪   $100 million for the NY Forward grant program to support redevelopment in
               smaller and more rural areas.

•   Other notable investments in the NYS Budget related to committee work:

    o $1.4 billion for Broadband Funding to ensure affordable access to highspeed internet
      across the state, $1.1 billion of which is federal funding.

    o $11 million for Minority- and Women-owned Businesses Enterprises (MWBEs) to help
      ensure faster MWBE certifications and to address the backlog in pending certifications
      and promote equal access to reduced-rate loans for MWBEs.

    o $500 million for Green Jobs, including investing in green technology and infrastructure
      necessary for the development of offshore wind ports.


•   Article VII

    The enacted 2022-23 State Fiscal Year Budget includes the following Article VII provisions
    related to the Department of Economic Development and Empire State Development.

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to extend the general loan powers of the
      New York State Urban Development Corporation by three years to a one-year extension
      (July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023).

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to authorize the New York State Urban
      Development Corporation to administer the Empire State Economic Development Fund
      by three years to a one-year extension (July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023).

    o The Legislature adopted a proposal to create a COVID-19 Small Business Seed Funding
      Grant Program to provide funding to support early-stage small and micro businesses.

    o The Legislature approved a proposal to expand the Excelsior Linked Deposit Program by
      authorizing Community Development Financial Institutions to participate as borrowers in
      the Program for projects in which loans will be available to small businesses.

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to establish a $250 million refundable
      tax credit program to support small business capital expenses resulting from the COVID-
      19 pandemic, to add reporting requirements and to establish a minimum credit amount of
      $1,000 per business. Under this program, small businesses with $2.5 million or less of
      gross receipts would be eligible for a credit of 50 percent of their qualifying costs up to
      $25,000.

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to increase funding caps for demolition
      and rehabilitation of property and added residential apartment units as eligible properties
      to receive rehabilitation funds (to provide a greater incentive to rehab properties for

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   purpose of creating affordable housing units) under the RESTORE-NY program and
   included participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses enterprises.

o The Legislature adopted a proposal to codify in state law a searchable database of all
  economic development programs and to include part-time jobs in addition to full time
  jobs created and retained by entities receiving economic development benefits.

o The Legislature adopted a proposal to extend the New York Youth Jobs Program tax
  credit for five years.

o The Legislature adopted a proposal to extend the Empire State Apprenticeship tax credit
  for five years.

o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to extend the film tax credit for three
  years and required applicants to file diversity plans.

o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to expand the Restaurant Return-to-
  Work Credit program – to include an additional credit available for businesses that hired
  between 10 and 20 FTE positions over the same period, and the combined Restaurant
  Return-to-Work Credits would remain capped at $35 million.

o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to expand the New York City Musical
  and Theatrical Production Tax Credit from $100 million to $200 million.

o The Legislature rejected a proposal to establish a new salon license, create a traineeship
  license, and repeal of license requirements for natural hair braiders.




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New York State Liquor Authority

The State Liquor Authority (SLA) and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are the
respective entities charged with enforcing the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
and Cannabis Law in New York State. This year’s budget provided an All Funds appropriation
of $112.5 million, an increase of $750,000 over the Executive Budget.

•   State Operations

    o $750,000 of additional funds was provided to support a State Liquor Authority
      modernization and to help reduce the backlog of license applications.

•   Aid to Localities

    o $50 million investment into a Cannabis Social Equity Fund to finance capital costs for
      adult-use cannabis dispensaries operated by social equity licensees. This funding will be
      matched by $150 million in private investment.

•   Article VII

The enacted 2022-23 State Fiscal Year Budget included the following Article VII provisions
related to the State Liquor Authority:

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to authorize email as a permissible form
      of community notification and allows municipalities and community boards to opt to
      accept such form of notification.

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to grant the SLA permanent
      authorization to issue temporary retail permits for new retail businesses to instead provide
      a one-year extension.

    o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal related to authorizing the sale of
      alcohol-to-go by on-premises retailers for off-premises consumption.

    o The Legislature adopted the following provisions that will:
            ▪ allow farm manufacturer licensees to have third-party businesses operate on
                their premises;
            ▪ allow wine and liquor stores to open on Christmas Day;
            ▪ allow veteran organizations to obtain a liquor license even if a police officer
                serves as an office of such organization; and,
            ▪ create a temporary study commission to make recommendations on Alcoholic
                Beverage Control Law and State Liquor Authority regulations.

The enacted 2022-23 State Fiscal Year Budget included the following Article VII provisions
related to the Office of Cannabis Management:


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o The Legislature modified the Executive proposal to authorize a private debt or equity
  fund to provide financial assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged
  individuals in relation to the establishment of cannabis retail dispensaries by including
  provisions for clarifying the administration of the program by the Dormitory Authority of
  New York State and requiring a private debt equity match of $150 million of investment.

o The Legislature adopted a proposal to authorize licensed adult-use cannabis businesses to
  deduct their business expenses from State taxes.




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III. IMPROVING NEW YORK’S ECONOMY AND CREATING JOBS

         The Committee plays an important role in facilitating economic development policy in
the State with an overarching objective to ensure an equitable and inclusive economy. The
State’s role should be to partner with local governments and the private sector to grow regional
economies and to focus its incentives to support clusters such as emerging high-technology
industries in New York. The Committee supports legislation that focuses economic development
efforts toward assisting companies that retain and create jobs and contribute to the economic
stability and revitalization of communities across New York. Companies that seek and receive
State financial assistance should commit to retain or create jobs in their communities. Where
appropriate, the State should seek to leverage resources and help emerging industries, thereby
supporting the growth of specialized clusters in growing fields of employment.

        The Committee’s primary responsibility in the area of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
(ABC) Law is to ensure the safe and lawful manufacturing, distribution and sale of alcoholic
beverages in the State. In addition, the Committee has recognized the changing market for
alcohol products in relation to agri-business and tourism. New York State has committed to
utilizing New York’s farm products to produce alcoholic beverages and encourage the expansion
of local craft beverage markets.

        Related to the adult-use cannabis industry, the Committee’s primary role has been to
provide support and oversight of this newly launched and developing industry in New York
State. To date, the Committee’s work has been related to reviewing the evolving regulatory
structure necessary to implement the licensure of the manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale
of adult-use cannabis.

       The Committee will continue its review of the ABC and Cannabis Law to ensure the law
is supporting a market that functions best, and in a balanced manner, for consumers and
businesses. The Committee will support legislation that ensures communities have adequate
information and notice as they make decisions about the future of cannabis, alcoholic beverage
manufacturing businesses and retail establishments located in their neighborhoods.

The following is a list of significant legislation worked on the Committee in 2022:

   •   Human-Trafficking Recognition Training Program for Hotel Employees
       A.887-C, Paulin, Chapter 393 of the Laws of 2022

       This law requires lodging facilities (hotels, motels, inns) to require all employees who are
       likely to interact with guests to undergo an approved human trafficking recognition
       training program to provide training in the recognition of a human trafficking. This law
       provides that new lodging facility employees receive human trafficking recognition
       training within their first 60 days of employment and existing employees receive human
       trafficking recognition training within four months of the effective date of this Chapter.




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•   Annual Comprehensive Performance Review of New York State Agency Economic
    Development Programs
    A.5425-A, Bronson, Assembly Ways and Means Committee

    This bill would define “economic development program" and require each state agency
    administratively responsible for economic development activities to prepare a separate
    plan for each program that each agency administers. Such plans would include a
    description of proposed program activities, funding, objectives, population to be served,
    institutions eligible to receive funds, and a description of the coordination and linkages
    between this program and other program activities funded separately. Further, this bill
    would require a comprehensive performance review of the implementation of each
    program.

    Finally, this bill would require the Commissioner of the Department of Economic
    Development to review each state agency plans and performance reviews and prepare an
    annual report summarizing the programs and potential improvements to be submitted to
    the Speaker of the Governor, Assembly and Temporary President of the Senate.

•   Prohibits The Sale Of Cosmetics By Manufacturers That Use Animal Testing
    A.5653-B, Rosenthal L, Chapter 682 of the Laws of 2022

    This law prohibits the sale of cosmetics by manufacturers that knew or reasonably should
    have known that animal testing was conducted on their products after January 1, 2023,
    unless as provided in the exceptions.

•   Distillers Parity
    A.6233-A, Gunther, Chapter 315 of the Laws of 2022

    This law allows distillers licensed under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law to now
    conduct tastings of liquor they manufacture, or any New York labeled liquor, and to sell
    at retail any such liquor for consumption on and off the licensed premises. Furthermore,
    this law provides that sales for off-premises consumption may be made only to customers
    who are physically present upon the licensed premises and such sale shall be concluded
    by the customer's taking of sealed containers purchased at the time the customer leaves
    the licensed premises. Finally, this law allows distillers to file their statutorily required
    price postings annually rather than monthly.

•   Helping MWBE’s Refinance Existing Debt
    A.6420, Bichotte-Hermelyn, Chapter 568 of the Laws of 2022
    (Approval Message #19)

    This law permits funds dispersed through the Minority- And Women-Owned Business
    Development and Lending Program to be utilized for the purpose of refinancing existing
    debt or equity already invested in an enterprise or project, provided that the Urban
    Development Corporation determines the terms of the original debt to be unreasonable.
    Unreasonable terms of debt may include but are not limited to: a demand or balloon

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    maturity feature in the existing note; the current maturity is not appropriate for the
    original purpose of the loan; the existing debt being refinanced is on a revolving line or a
    credit card; the interest rate is deemed unreasonable by the corporation; or, the loan is
    over-collateralized.

•   Helping Brewers of NYS Labelled Beer
    A.7746-A, Lupardo, Chapter 326 of the Laws of 2022

    This law extends the timeframe in which a manufacturer licensed to produce "New York
    state labelled beer" must use 90% in New York grown hops and other ingredients in their
    manufacturing process from January 1, 2024, to January1, 2029.

•   Mandatory Signs for Licensees Approved for Adult Entertainment/Exotic Dancing
    A.7818-B, Cruz, Chapter 387 of the Laws of 2022

    This law requires that all on-premise alcoholic beverage licensees that offer adult
    entertainment such as “exotic dancing,” topless entertainment, pole dancing and lap
    dancing, to display posters with information on human trafficking, including the internet
    links and a toll-free telephone number of the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Signs
    would be required to be in English and Spanish as well as any other language the State
    Liquor Authority (SLA) determines necessary. Finally, the law provides for a civil
    penalty of up to $100/day per violation.

•   Assisting a Business in Dutchess County
    A.7989-A, Jacobson, Chapter 247 of the Laws of 2022

    This law authorizes the State Liquor Authority to issue an on-premise liquor license to a
    business located in Dutchess County that is within 200’ of a religious institution or
    school.

•   Expands the On-Premise Retail Sale of Japanese Shochu
    A.8620, Barrett, Chapter 255 of the Laws of 2022

    This law now authorizes that Japanese Shochu can be sold at retail by an on-premise
    licensee with a license to sell wine and beer for consumption by patrons.

•   Assisting a Business in Suffolk County
    A.8643, Thiele, Chapter 328 of the Laws of 2022

    This law provides as an exemption on the restrictions on manufacturers, wholesalers, and
    retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license in Suffolk County.

•   Providing Cure Period to Businesses for 1st Time Violations
    A.8693, Bronson, Chapter 21 of the Laws of 2022



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    This law makes technical amendments to effectuate the provisions of Chapter 738 of the
    Laws 2021 related to providing a cure period to those licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic
    Beverage Control Law (ABCL). Specifically, this law: provides for the use of the term
    "for cause" to include a licensee's or permittee's failure to cure a violation of law or rule
    in the time period prescribed by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) pursuant to the ABCL;
    and moves the language related to the cure period or other opportunity for ameliorative
    action for a first-time violation to a broader existing section of the ABCL as well as
    expands the language to include acts of omission of information.

•   Provides Clarification to the State Liquor Authority Database
    A.8695, Woerner, Chapter 76 of the Laws of 2022

    The law effectuates amendments to Chapter 719 of the Laws 2021 (Approval message
    90) by making technical changes to the underlying chapter to reflect license application
    status information that the State Liquor Authority (SLA) would collect and maintain in a
    publicly available database. Specifically, this law requires the SLA would also be
    required, where feasible and resources permitting, to develop or cause to be developed
    upgrades to their information technology systems that will enable greater transparency
    for applicants with respect to their application status and estimated processing times for
    final determination on a license application. Finally, the law changes the timeframe that
    the SLA must issue a receipt to a license applicant from 15- to 25- business days.

•   Expanded Business Access to Temporary Retail Permits
    A.8699, Dickens, Chapter 106 of the Laws of 2022

    This law effectuates amendments to Chapter 700 of the Laws 2021 related to the 500-foot
    law. The underlying chapter is amended as follows: provides that temporary retail
    applicants would be required to provide a community notification as part of the overall
    license application notice; would allow license applicants, statewide, to apply for a
    temporary retail permit even if they are subject to the 500-foot law, if an Administrative
    Law Judge (AU) makes a recommendation to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) that there
    is a finding of a public interest in authorizing a temporary retail permit, then one could be
    issued; would add additional operating restrictions for applicants in New York City for
    temporary retail permit while a license application is being considered by the SLA;
    provides that if SLA approves the application for a full license, then the restrictions of the
    temporary permit would be removed and replaced with other restrictions, if any, imposed
    by SLA in accordance with the public interest standard; and would require that the 500-
    foot law hearing notice to communities issued from SLA to include notification that a
    temporary retail permit may be issued to the premises by the authority after a
    recommendation that there be a finding of public interest.




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•   Outdoor Dining Using Municipal Space
    A.8707, Fahy, Chapter 165 of the Laws of 2022

    This law effectuates amendments to Chapter 238, Laws of 2021 related to allowing the
    use of contiguous and non-contiguous municipal public space by retail on-premise
    licensees for on-premise consumption, if permitted by a municipality.

    This law allows for the continued use of contiguous and non-contiguous municipal public
    space by retail on-premise licensees and manufacturers that sell "and/or" serve alcoholic
    beverages at retail for on-premise consumption, if permitted by a municipality. This law:
    defines and clarifies the boundaries of contiguous and non-contiguous municipal public
    space; clarifies community notification requirements by licensees; requires licensees to
    submit to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) a copy of a permit or other written
    authorization from the municipality to use the outdoor space and a diagram of how the
    space would be utilized; retains the grandfathering of licensed retail on-premise
    consumption businesses, but business would be required to provide the SLA with up-
    dated information within 90-days related to a premise diagram and municipal approval.
    Finally, this bill specifies that a municipality may revoke, suspend or otherwise terminate
    any authorization to use municipal outdoor space by a licensee and that the SLA is still
    authorized to revoke, cancel, or suspend a license or outdoor dining privileges pursuant to
    existing law.

•   Training for Temporary Security Guards
    A.8714, Burke, Chapter 29 of the Laws of 2022

    The law effectuates an amendment to Chapter 425 of the Laws 2021 related to hiring of
    temporary security guards by third parties for a publicly owned sports venue with a
    capacity of 60,000 people located in Erie County. Of those temporary security guards
    hired by tenants or third party or third-party providers of such tenants, at least fifty
    percent of those hires would be required to have obtained a license as provided for in the
    General Business Law.

•   Extends STEM Study Report Due Date
    A.8764, L. Rosenthal, Chapter 46 of the Laws of 2022

    This law effectuates an amendment to Chapter 757 of the Laws 2021 related to a science,
    technology, engineering, and mathematics study report date prepared by the Urban
    Development Corporation from 2022 to 2023.

•   Promoting New York State Businesses
    A.8932, Stirpe, Vetoed Message #151 of 2022

    This bill would require Empire State Development (ESD) to establish and implement a
    public awareness campaign designed to promote New York State businesses as well as
    create an internet website directory. This bill/law would set the date for the campaign to
    begin no later than January 1, 2024. Further, bill would direct ESD to prepare an annual

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    report to the Governor and the Legislature by December first of each year regarding
    actions taken by ESD to carry out the public awareness campaign and an assessment of
    any necessary appropriations for the next fiscal year.

•   Creating And Maintaining A Database Of Workforce Development Programs
    A.9278, Bronson, Vetoed Message #153 of 2022

    This billwould require the Department of Economic Development (Department), in
    conjunction with the Department of Labor, to establish and maintain an online searchable
    database to catalogue and make available information on workforce development funding
    programs and may publish any analysis or reports conducted or authorized by the
    department, or other state agencies or entities, on any such data, reports or information.
    Further, this bill would require the database to include information related to funding
    available for workforce development programs. Finally, this bill would require other
    State agencies and entities to provide workforce development program information to the
    Department.

•   Creates a Temporary Conditional Adult-Use Cultivator License and Temporary
    Conditional Adult-Use Processor License
    A.9283, Peoples-Stokes, Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2022

    This law authorizes the Cannabis Control Board to issue temporary conditional adult-use
    cannabis cultivator licenses and conditional adult-use cannabis processor licenses to
    existing licensed hemp growers in order to establish the adult-use cannabis market in a
    timely manner, and to bolster the social equity program required by the Cannabis Law.

•   Assisting a Business in Onondaga County
    A.9543, Hunter, Chapter 50 of the Laws of 2022

    This law authorizes the State Liquor Authority to issue an on-premise liquor license to a
    business located in Onondaga County that is within 200 feet of a school.

•   Increasing Transparency of Community Advisory Committees
    A.9622-B, Solages, Chapter 823 of the Laws of 2022

    This law requires any Community Advisory Committee (CAC) created by Empire State
    Development to post on their website committee members, agendas, material, minutes,
    and time. This law also requires CAC meetings to be publicly accessible.

•   Establishes the New York Textile Act
    A.9649-A, Woerner, Chapter 572 of the Laws of 2022
    (Approval Message #20)

    This law will promote and support animal and plant fiber growing, processing, and textile
    manufacturing industry in New York State.


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•   Authorizes a Study of New York State Public and Private Museums
    A.9710, Barrett, Vetoed Message #64 of 2022

    This bill would direct the Department of Economic Development (DED), in conjunction
    with the Empire State Development Corporation, the Department of Education, the
    Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental
    Conservation, the Department of State, and the New York State Council on the Arts to
    conduct a study of public and private museums in New York State.

•   Helping Human Trafficking Victims
    A.9814, Paulin, Chapter 391 of the Laws of 2022

    This law requires truck stops to provide informational signage related to services
    available to human trafficking victims in public restrooms.

•   Outdoor Dining on Municipal Spaces Extended
    A.9820-A, Fahy, Chapter 277 of the Laws of 2022

    This law extends the statute authorizing on-premises retailers, such as restaurants and
    taverns, to serve alcoholic beverages outdoors on municipally-controlled land for three
    years.

•   Human Trafficking Awareness Trainings
    A.9821, Jean-Pierre, Chapter 392 of the Laws of 2022
    (Approval Message #11)

    This law requires that human trafficking awareness trainings be included in all State
    Liquor Authority Certified Alcohol Training Awareness Program (ATAP) courses that
    are recognized in New York State.

•   Helping A Business In Monroe County
    A.10066, Bronson, Chapter 286 of the Laws of 2022

    This law amends an existing tied house exemption in the ABCL provided for by Chapter
    218, laws of 2020. The manufacturer that received the original exemption is in the
    process of expanding their operations and moving to a larger facility and premise, which
    will now require a revised exemption in ABC law.

•   Helping A Business In Suffolk County
    A.10088, Thiele, Chapter 288 of the Laws of 2022

    This law provides a tied house exemption to the Alcohol Beverage Control Law normally
    prohibiting a manufacturer or wholesaler and a retailer from having a financial interest in
    each other’s business for a business in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County.



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•   Creates An Off-Premise Catering Licenses
    A.10176, Rules (Thiele), Chapter 703 of the Laws of 2022

    This law allows off-premises catering establishments to apply to the State Liquor
    Authority for a license to sell all types of alcoholic beverages at a site remote from a
    licensed premises for a particular function, occasion or event.

•   Assisting a Business in Monroe County
    A.10198, Rules (Bronson), Chapter 304 of the Laws of 2022

    This law adds several parcels of lands to the list of premises which are exempt from the
    provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers, wholesalers, and importers
    from sharing an interest in a retailer in Monroe County.

•   Green CHIPS
    A.10507, Rules (Stripe), Chapter 494 of the Laws of 2022

    This law incentivizes semiconductor manufacturers to build new factories in New York
    State by making them eligible for the Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program. To be eligible
    for the Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program, a Green CHIPS project would be required to
    create at least 500 net new jobs and spend at least $3 billion in capital investment over a
    period of ten years. These businesses would also be required to have a plan to limit their
    greenhouse gas emissions and to establish programs to expand employment opportunities
    for economically disenfranchised individuals. (Note reported from Assembly Committee
    on Ways and Means)




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IV. OUTLOOK FOR 2023

During the 2022 Legislative Session, the Committee oversaw the continued re-opening of New
York’s Economy and the issues facing businesses in all sectors as they resume their core
business operations. No matter the size or nature of its operations, every business has been
affected by COVID and its variants and to some degree will likely be in a “recovery mode” for
the next several years. While great strides have been made in keeping business whole and
operational, it is essential that the Committee continues to help businesses succeed, support job
opportunities and in doing so help New York families and communities in which these
businesses operate.

During the 2023 Session, the legislative and budgetary focus for the Committee on Economic
Development will include developing approaches that recognize economic development and
workforce development are interconnected and mutually dependent. The focus will also include
measures to ensure economic development that is both equitable and inclusive of those
individuals historically left on the economic sidelines, especially those from marginalized
communities. Committee priorities will include:

    • Expanding and improving workforce development strategies within economic policy
        and oversight of the $350 million provided for workforce development in the SFY 2022-
        2023 enacted budget. To this end, the Committee will focus on expanding work training
        and employment programs, as well as coordinating workforce development throughout
        State policy development, implementation, and funding. To ensure that existing State
        programs, across agencies and other State entities, are coordinated, promoted and
        accessible to employers and workers. Importantly, we will work to ensure workforce
        development strategies are aligned with job availability as well as meeting industry
        needs;

    • Continuing to examine existing State economic development programs and incorporate
        inclusive workforce development policies that are not just about counting job numbers
        but creating opportunities for true career development and up-skilling those that are
        unemployed or underemployed as well as aligning funding priorities with the needs of
        those individuals by supporting additional funding for apprenticeships, skills training,
        and other career pathways to enhance their skills and give them the ability to thrive
        economically;

    • Improving transparency through committee’s oversight role. The Committee is
        responsible for legislation that affects economic development and business regulation
        throughout the State but also has an oversight role of the State’s various economic
        development agencies, authorities, and programs that notably impact the State’s overall
        economic health; and

    • Providing support and oversight of the new adult-use cannabis industry in New York
        State, especially related to reviewing the evolving regulatory structure necessary to
        implement the licensure of the manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale of adult-use
        cannabis.

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                             APPENDIX A

2022 SUMMARY OF ACTION ON ALL BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, COMMERCE, AND INDUSTRY


             TOTAL NUMBER OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD       5

                                      Assembly   Senate        Total
 BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLE TO:         Bills      Bills
 Codes                                     3            0              3

 Judiciary                                 0            0              0

 Ways and Means                            11           0              11

 Rules                                     6            0              6

 Floor                                     10           0              10

 TOTAL                                     30           0              30

COMMITTEE ACTION
Held For Consideration                     3           0               3

Defeated                                   0           0               0

Enacting Clause Stricken                   5           0               5
REMAINING IN COMMITTEE                    170          19          189

BILLS REFERENCE CHANGED TO

Ways and Means
                                           3           0               3

TOTAL                                      3           0               3




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                                      APPENDIX B

  COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, COMMERCE
                        AND INDUSTRY

           2022 Bills Considered (Chapters/Vetoes are included in Appendix C)

                            Last
Assembly    Assembly                                         Description
                          Assembly
  Bill #    Sponsor
                           Action

                                       This bill would define “economic development
                                       program" and require each state agency
                                       administratively responsible for economic development
                                       activities to prepare a separate plan for each program
                                       that each agency administers. Such plans would
                                       include a description of proposed program activities,
                                       funding, objectives, population to be served, institutions
                                       eligible to receive funds, and a description of the
                          Assembly
                                       coordination and linkages between this program and
                          Ways and
                                       other program activities funded separately. Further, this
A.5425-A     Bronson       Means
                                       bill would require a comprehensive performance review
                          Committee
                                       of the implementation of each program.

                                       Finally, this bill would require the Commissioner of the
                                       Department of Economic Development to review each
                                       state agency plans and performance reviews and
                                       prepare an annual report summarizing the programs and
                                       potential improvements to be submitted to the Speaker
                                       of the Governor, Assembly and Temporary President of
                                       the Senate.




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                                APPENDIX C

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, COMMERCE
                      AND INDUSTRY

                             2022 Chapters/Vetoes

Assembly    Assembly
                           Chapter #          Description
  Bill #    Sponsor
                                              This law requires lodging facilities (hotels,
                                              motels, inns) to require all employees who
                                              are likely to interact with guests to undergo
                                              an approved human trafficking recognition
                                              training program to provide training in the
                                              recognition of a human trafficking. This law
                          Chapter 393,        provides that new lodging facility employees
A.887-C       Paulin
                          Laws of 2022        receive human trafficking recognition
                                              training within their first 60-days of
                                              employment and existing employees receive
                                              human trafficking recognition training within
                                              four months of the effective date of this
                                              Chapter.

                                              This law prohibits the sale of cosmetics by
                                              manufacturers that knew or reasonably
                          Chapter 682,        should have known that animal testing was
A.5653-B   L. Rosenthal
                          Laws of 2022        conducted on their products after January 1,
                                              2023, unless as provided in the exceptions.

                                              This law allows distillers licensed under the
                                              Alcohol Beverage Control Law to now
                                              conduct tastings of liquor they manufacture,
                                              or any New York labeled liquor, to sell at
                          Chapter 315,
A.6233-A     Gunther                          retail any such liquor for consumption on
                          Laws of 2022
                                              and off the licensed premises and it
                                              simplified statutorily required price postings
                                              to annually rather than monthly.

                                              This law permits funds dispersed through the
                          Chapter 568
                                              Minority- And Women-Owned Business
                          Laws of 2022
            Bichotte-                         Development and Lending Program to be
 A.6420
            Hermelyn                          utilized for the purpose of refinancing
                           Approval
                                              existing debt or equity already invested in an
                          Message #19
                                              enterprise or project, provided that the Urban


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Assembly   Assembly
                       Chapter #          Description
  Bill #   Sponsor
                                          Development Corporation determines the
                                          terms of the original debt to be unreasonable.

                                          This law extends the timeframe in which a
                                          manufacturer licensed to produce "New
                                          York state labelled beer" must use 90% in
                      Chapter 326,
A.7746-A   Lupardo                        New York grown hops and other ingredients
                      Laws of 2022
                                          in their manufacturing process from January
                                          1, 2024, to January1, 2029.

                                          This law now requires that all on-premise
                                          alcoholic beverage licensees that offer adult
                                          entertainment such as “exotic dancing,”
                                          topless entertainment, pole dancing and lap
                      Chapter 387,
A.7818-B     Cruz                         dancing, to display posters with information
                      Laws of 2022
                                          on human trafficking, including the internet
                                          links and a toll-free telephone number of the
                                          National Human Trafficking Hotline.

                                          This law authorizes the State Liquor
                                          Authority to issue an on-premise liquor
                      Chapter 247,        license to a business located in Dutchess
A.7989-A   Jacobson
                      Laws of 2022        County that is within 200’ of a school or
                                          religious institution.

                                          This law now authorizes that Japanese
                                          Shochu can be sold at retail by an on-
                      Chapter 255,
 A.8620     Barrett                       premise licensee with a license to sell wine
                      Laws of 2022
                                          and beer for consumption by patrons.

                                          This law provides as an exemption on the
                                          restrictions on manufacturers, wholesalers,
                      Chapter 328,
 A.8643     Thiele                        and retailers from sharing an interest in a
                      Laws of 2022
                                          liquor license in Suffolk County.

                                          This law makes technical amendments to
                                          effectuate the provisions of Chapter 738 of
                                          the Laws 2021 (Approval message 105)
                       Chapter 21,
 A.8693    Bronson                        related to providing a cure period to those
                      Laws of 2022
                                          licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage
                                          Control Law (ABCL).



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Assembly    Assembly
                           Chapter #          Description
  Bill #    Sponsor
                                              The law effectuates amendments to Chapter
                                              719 of the Laws 2021 (Approval message
                                              90) by making technical changes to the
                           Chapter 76,        underlying chapter to reflect license
 A.8695     Woerner
                          Laws of 2022        application status information that the State
                                              Liquor Authority (SLA) would collect and
                                              maintain in a publicly available database.

                                              This law effectuates amendments to Chapter
                                              700 of the Laws 2021 (Approval message
                          Chapter 106,
 A.8699      Dickens                          83) related to the 500-foot law and applicants
                          Laws of 2022
                                              for a temporary retail permit.

                                              This law effectuates amendments to Chapter
                                              238, Laws of 2021 (Approval Message 11)
                                              related to allowing the use of contiguous and
                          Chapter 165,
 A.8707       Fahy                            non-contiguous municipal public space by
                          Laws of 2022
                                              retail on-premise licensees for on-premise
                                              consumption, if permitted by a municipality.

                                              The law effectuates an amendment to
                                              Chapter 425 of the Laws 2021 (Approval
                                              message 21) related to hiring of temporary
                           Chapter 29,
 A.8714       Burke                           security guards by third parties for a publicly
                          Laws of 2022
                                              owned sports venue with a capacity of
                                              60,000 people located in Erie County.

                                              This law effectuates an amendment to
                                              Chapter 757 of the Laws 2021 (Approval
                                              message 119) related to a science,
 A.8764                    Chapter 46,        technology, engineering, and mathematics
           L. Rosenthal
                          Laws of 2022        study report date prepared by the Urban
                                              Development Corporation from 2022 to
                                              2023.

                                              This bill would require Empire State
                                              Development (ESD) to establish and
                                              implement a public awareness campaign
                             Vetoed
 A.8932       Stirpe                          designed to promote New York State
                          Message # 151
                                              businesses as well as create an internet
                                              website directory.



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Assembly   Assembly
                       Chapter #          Description
  Bill #   Sponsor
                                          This bill would require the Department of
                                          Economic Development (Department), in
                                          conjunction with the Department of Labor, to
                         Vetoed           establish and maintain an online searchable
 A.9278    Bronson
                      Message # 153       database to catalogue and make available
                                          information on workforce development
                                          funding programs.

                                          This law authorizes the Cannabis Control
                                          Board to issue temporary conditional adult-
                                          use cannabis cultivator licenses and
                                          conditional adult-use cannabis processor
           Peoples-    Chapter 18,        licenses to existing licensed hemp growers in
 A.9283
            Stokes    Laws of 2022        order to establish the adult-use cannabis
                                          market in a timely manner, and to bolster the
                                          social equity program required by the
                                          Cannabis Law.

                                          This law authorizes the State Liquor
                                          Authority to issue an on-premise liquor
 A.9543                Chapter 50,        license to a business located in Onondaga
            Hunter
                      Laws of 2022        County that is within 200 feet of a school or
                                          religious institution.

                                          This law requires any Community Advisory
                                          Committee (CAC) created by Empire State
                                          Development to post on their website
                      Chapter 823,
A.9622-B   Solages                        committee members, agendas, material,
                      Laws of 2022
                                          minutes, and time. This law also requires
                                          CAC meetings to be publicly accessible.

                                          This law will promote and support animal
                      Chapter 572         and plant fiber growing, processing, and
                      Laws of 2022        textile manufacturing industry in New York
A.9649-A   Woerner                        State.
                       Approval
                      Message #20

                                          This bill would direct the Department of
                                          Economic Development (DED), in
                        Vetoed
 A.9710     Barrett                       conjunction with the Empire State
                      Message #64
                                          Development Corporation, the Department
                                          of Education, the Office of Parks, Recreation

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Assembly   Assembly
                          Chapter #          Description
  Bill #   Sponsor
                                             and Historic Preservation, the Department of
                                             Environmental Conservation, the
                                             Department of State, and the New York State
                                             Council on the Arts to conduct a study of
                                             public and private museums in New York
                                             State.

                                             This law requires truck stops to provide
                                             informational signage related to services
                         Chapter 391,
 A.9814      Paulin                          available to human trafficking victims in
                         Laws of 2022
                                             public restrooms.

                                             This law extends the statute authorizing on-
                                             premises retailers, such as restaurants and
                          Chapter 27,        taverns, to serve alcoholic beverages
A.9820-A      Fahy
                         Laws of 2022        outdoors on municipally control land for
                                             three years.

                                             This law requires that human trafficking
                         Chapter 392,
                                             awareness trainings be included in all State
                         Laws of 2022
                                             Liquor Authority Certified Alcohol Training
 A.9821    Jean-Pierre
                                             Awareness Program (ATAP) courses that are
                          Approval
                                             recognized in New York State.
                         Message #11
                                             This law amends an existing tied house
                                             exemption in the ABCL provided for by
                                             Chapter 218, laws of 2020. The
                                             manufacturer that received the original
                         Chapter 286,
A.10066     Bronson                          exemption is in the process of expanding
                         Laws of 2022
                                             their operations and moving to a larger
                                             facility and premise, which will now require
                                             a revised exemption in ABC law.

                                             This law provides a tied house exemption to
                                             the Alcohol Beverage Control Law normally
                                             prohibiting a manufacturer or wholesaler and
A.10088      Thiele      Chapter 288,        a retailer from having a financial interest in
                         Laws of 2022        each other’s business for a business in the
                                             Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County.

                                             This law allows off-premise catering
             Rules       Chapter 703,
A.10176                                      establishments to apply to the State Liquor
            (Thiele)     Laws of 2022
                                             Authority for a license to sell all types of

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Assembly   Assembly
                        Chapter #          Description
  Bill #   Sponsor
                                           alcoholic beverages at a site remote from a
                                           licensed premises for a particular function,
                                           occasion or event.

                                           This law adds several parcels of lands to the
                                           list of premises which are exempt from the
                                           provisions of law which generally restrict
             Rules     Chapter 304,
A.10198                                    manufacturers, wholesalers, and importers
           (Bronson)   Laws of 2022
                                           from sharing an interest in a retailer in
                                           Monroe County.




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