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S6626 • 2025

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

Small Business
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
April Baskin
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  2. 2026-05-29 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-05-29 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  4. 2026-05-21 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2026-05-20 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2026-05-19 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.1208

  7. 2026-04-29 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  8. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  9. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

  11. 2025-06-11 Senate

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

  12. 2025-06-11 Senate

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1822

  13. 2025-06-11 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  14. 2025-06-11 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  15. 2025-06-11 Assembly

    REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  16. 2025-06-05 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

  17. 2025-06-05 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6626A

  18. 2025-05-21 Senate

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

  19. 2025-03-18 Senate

    REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Official Summary Text

Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts
Establishes a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts; provides information to current and prospective small business owners seeking to purchase or lease a vacant storefront for a small business location.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          6626

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 18, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BASKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
          opment and Small Business

        AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
          ing a public online registry of vacant commercial storefronts

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
     3    13. (A) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MAINTAIN A PUBLIC
     4  ONLINE REGISTRY OF VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS.  THE  ONLINE  REGISTRY
     5  SHALL BE DESIGNED AND PROMOTED TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE SMALL BUSINESS
     6  OWNERS  SEEKING  TO  PURCHASE  OR  LEASE A VACANT STOREFRONT FOR A SMALL
     7  BUSINESS LOCATION. THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
     8    I. THE ADDRESS OF THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT;
     9    II. THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SELLER,  LEASING  PARTY,  OR  AGENT
    10  AUTHORIZED  TO  CONDUCT SUCH TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OR RENTING OF
    11  THE VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONT; AND
    12    III. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROPERTY'S POTENTIAL USAGES.
    13    (B) THE DIVISION MAY ACCEPT SUGGESTED ENTRIES TO THE  ONLINE  REGISTRY
    14  FROM  STATE  AGENCIES,  MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGEN-
    15  CIES, AND OTHER RELEVANT ENTITIES. THE DIVISION SHALL HAVE DETERMINATION
    16  OF WHICH VACANT COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ONLINE REGIS-
    17  TRY AND MAY CONSULT WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES TO VERIFY THE  INFORMATION
    18  TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ONLINE REGISTRY AND SHALL PROMULGATE THE RULES AND
    19  REGULATIONS  FOR  COLLECTING  AND  MAINTAINING  THE  REQUISITE DATA. THE
    20  REGISTRY MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
    21  OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    23  it shall have become law.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11015-01-5