STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2640 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 24, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to electronic permit applications and electronic recordkeeping The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding 2 a new section 402 to read as follows: 3 § 402. Electronic filing of applications for certain business permits. 4 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agency 5 may, by promulgation of regulations, permit an application for a busi- 6 ness permit or other license subject to the provisions of this section 7 to be filed with such agency, subscribed and affirmed by the applicant 8 as true under penalty of perjury where statute otherwise requires that 9 such signature be acknowledged, verified or sworn under oath. 10 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a state agen- 11 cy may, by promulgation of regulations, permit any application for a 12 business permit or other license subject to the provisions of this 13 section to be submitted to such agency by electronic means, provided 14 that any signature required thereon shall meet the requirements of 15 subdivision three of section three hundred two of the state technology 16 law, and the use of electronic records shall meet the requirements of 17 subdivision one of section three hundred five of the state technology 18 law. 19 3. This section shall apply to applications for the issuance, modifi- 20 cation or renewal of any permit, license, certificate, approval, regis- 21 tration, charter, or similar form of permission or authority required by 22 law, or by state agency rules having the force and effect of law, which 23 is required for a business undertaking, project or activity for an 24 applicant, but shall not include bonds or other forms of security 25 required to be submitted by applicants, any individual licenses for EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04581-01-9A. 2640 2 1 practicing a profession prescribed in title eight of the education law, 2 filings under the uniform commercial code, or routine licenses and 3 permits for individual privileges, including licenses for operating a 4 motor vehicle. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.