New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6006: Clarifies the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Clarifies the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for division of minority and women's business development programs by changing the basis from number of employees to annual receipts.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs.
From the introduced text, March 4, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 310 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 44 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 20. "Small business" as used in this section, unless otherwise indicated, shall mean a business which has a significant business presence in the state, is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field and employs, based on its industry, a certain number of persons as determined by the director, but not to exceed three hundred, except during a declared state disaster emergency as defined pursuant to section twenty-eight of this chapter, not to exceed three hundred employees who work thirty or more hours per week over the period of fifty-two weeks for a total of one thousand five hundred sixty hours worked, taking into consideration factors which include, but are not limited to, federal small business administration standards pursuant to 13 CFR part 121 and any amendments thereto. PROVIDED HOWEVER, WHEN DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS …
Sponsors
- April Baskin (D, 63) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.965
- : REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1008
- : REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
Votes
- Senate Procurement And Contracts Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Procurement And Contracts Committee Vote (May 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Procurement And Contracts Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 13, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Procurement And Contracts Committee (May 13, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is S6006?
- S6006 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Clarifies the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs.
- What does S6006 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to clarifying the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for certain programs.
- What is the status of S6006?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6006?
- April Baskin (D, 63).
- Where is the official record for S6006?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6006
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