Bill Text: NY S09088 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Waives the assessment of fines or monetary penalties against a not-for-profit organization, school, place of worship or small business located in a city with a population of one million or more by a state or local agency for a violation of law, rule, regulation or executive order during the COVID-19 covered period; provides exceptions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-11-09 - REFERRED TO RULES [S09088 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S09088-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9088 IN SENATE November 9, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to enact the "save our stores act" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "save our stores act". 3 § 2. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the 4 contrary, in a city with a population of one million or more, any fine 5 or monetary civil penalty assessed against a not-for-profit organiza- 6 tion, school, place of worship or small business by a state or local 7 agency for a violation of state or local law, rule, regulation or execu- 8 tive order during the COVID-19 covered period shall be deemed void and 9 waived unless such fines or penalties are assessed for a violation 10 provided in paragraph (b) of this subdivision. 11 (b) No waiver of fines or penalties shall be given if a state or local 12 agency determines that the violation may result in a natural resource 13 damage claim or serious actual harm, is a violation of human or civil 14 rights law, results in loss of employee wages or benefits, interferes 15 with any remedy, review, or resolution related to harassment or discrim- 16 ination claims, was or is a willful violation, involves tax fraud, 17 violates requirements related to federal funding to the state, relates 18 to state funding or procurement, or is a penal law violation. 19 2. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the 20 following meanings: 21 (a) "COVID-19 covered period" means the duration of the state disaster 22 emergency declared on March 7, 2020 pursuant to executive order number 23 two hundred two of two thousand twenty; and 24 (b) "Small business" means any business which is resident in this 25 state, independently owned and operated, and employs one hundred or less 26 individuals. 27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD17557-02-0