Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state

Latest action Apr 29, 2026

Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A3760, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to establish and implement a public aware- ness campaign to promote New York's businesses and stimulate its econo- my.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessApr 29, 2026Result: passed
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Cosponsors

Andrew Hevesi, Chris Tague and 14 more on Agora

Democratic11
Republican5

Show all 16 on Agora

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why April Baskin says this is needed

Frequently, businesses within the State buy goods and services from companies outside of their community when the same goods and services are available locally at competitive rates. A public awareness campaign will help spur economic development by providing useful information including a directory exclusively for New York's businesses and detailed information on the products and services they provide. The campaign will also promote local businesses, create a place' for businesses to network, generate sales of New York State products, and create more tax revenue for our State.

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

Apr 29, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

Show full history (1 earlier event)

Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly

About this record

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