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A 7124: Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities.
What A 7124 does, verified March 14, 2026
The bill aims to improve technical assistance services for communities with a predominantly minority population. The New York State Urban Development Corporation will evaluate the geographical coverage of programs that offer technical assistance, including entrepreneurial, business start-up, growth, and expansion. If gaps are found, the corporation will partner with not-for-profit organizations to supplement the needs of these communities. The partnership will provide convenient hours of operation and technical assistance. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: reported referred to ways and means (2026-03-10)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7124
- What is the current status of A 7124?
- As of March 14, 2026, A 7124 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 10, 2026, was "reported referred to ways and means".
- Did A 7124 pass?
- Not yet. A 7124 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7124, and where is it now?
- A 7124 was authored by Asm. Vivian E. Cook with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Mar. 10, 2026 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7124 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, COLTON, VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the establishment of a technical assistance evaluation study and partnership The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting 2 the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by 3 adding a new section 9-g to read as follows: 4 § 9-g. Creating a technical assistance evaluation study and partner- 5 ship. (1) The corporation shall evaluate the geographical coverage of 6 programs overseen by the corporation and those supported by other state 7 funds that seek to offer technical assistance, including, but not limit- 8 ed to, entrepreneurial assistance, business start-up, growth, and expan- 9 sion, to communities with a predominantly minority population. 10 (2) If upon completion of the study required in subdivision one of 11 this section the corporation finds that there are gaps in the coverage 12 area, the corporation shall work with not-for-profit corporations, 13 including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, to supple- 14 ment the technical assistance needs of the communities and provide 15 convenient hours of operation and technical assistance. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07567-01-5
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