S 4658: Relates to prohibiting the use of funds, financial incentives or subsidies where facilities or property are used primarily for e-commerce storage and transfers, or the facilitation thereof.
The bill aims to prohibit the use of funds, financial incentives, or subsidies for projects that primarily utilize facilities or property for electronic commerce storage and transfers. This includes e-commerce storage and transfers, or the facilitation thereof. The bill also allows for financial assistance to be provided to projects where facilities or property are primarily used for retail sales, as long as the predominant purpose is to make goods or services accessible to residents, or if the project is located in a highly distressed area. The authority must find that the project will serve the public purposes of preserving permanent private sector jobs or increasing the overall number of permanent private sector jobs in the state.
- What is the current status of S 4658?
- As of June 10, 2025, S 4658 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 9, 2025, was "referred to local governments".
- Did S 4658 pass?
- Not yet. S 4658 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 4658, and where is it now?
- S 4658 was authored by Sen. Sean Ryan. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
| Jun. 09, 2025 | referred to local governments |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1689 |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4658 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. S. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting the use of funds, financial incentives or subsidies where facilities or property are used primarily for e-commerce storage and transfers, or the facilitation thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 862 of the general municipal law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 (3) No funds, financial incentives or subsidies of the agency shall be 4 used in respect of any project where facilities or property are used 5 primarily for electronic commerce (e-commerce) storage and transfers, or 6 the facilitation thereof. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00421-01-5