Extends provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters

Latest action Aug 7, 2025

Extends certain provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7694, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A7694, the matching Assembly bill.

Committee

Labor · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Labor · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to extend to December 7, 2027, certain provisions relating to the establishment and operation of the Self-Em- ployment Assistance Program (SEAP).

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A7694, the matching Assembly bill.
(62) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 4, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor and Nikki Lucas

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Ramos says this is needed

The Self-Employment Assistance Program has been extremely successful in helping individuals who are likely to exhaust their regular unemployment insurance benefits to develop and establish small businesses in New York. Qualified individuals participate in a rigorous program that consists of specific benchmarks they must comply with in order to stay in the program. A participant must complete a minimum of twenty hours of entrepreneurial training, meet a minimum of two times with a certified business counselor, create a business plan and send periodic reports to their Department of Labor coordinator. The success of this program is evident. Over 4,000 jobs have been created and $16 million in state tax revenue has been generated at no cost to the state. In an ongoing effort to create and nourish job growth throughout the state, it is critical that the Self-Employment Assistance Program be extended to afford certain individuals collecting unemployment insurance benefits the opportunity to take advantage of this program.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Aug 7, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.233
NY Assembly
Aug 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.1578
3RD READING CAL.1578
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S8231
NY Senate

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Jun 4, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1578
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1578
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Rules Report CAL.273
RULES REPORT CAL.273
NY Assembly
May 22, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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