State Legislation Archive

2004

  • Senate Bill S6060-B: (Budget Bill, same as A09560-B) Legislation necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for 2004-2005 state fiscal year.
    Status: 8-11-04 Passed Senate
    8-11-04 Passed Assembly
     
  • Assembly Bill A40002:(Introduced by Committee on Rules at request of Silver) Relates to providing the opportunity for a sound basic education and providing for accountability in the context of the public education system (Governor’s program bill #99).
    Status: 7-22-04 Defeated in Assembly Education Committee

     

  • Senate Bill S50001-B: (Introduced by Committee on Rules) Relates to providing the opportunity for a sound basic education and providing for accountability in the context of the public education system.
    Status: 7-22-04 Passed Senate and delivered to Assembly
     
  • Assembly Bill A11692: (Introduced by Committee on Rules at request of Silver) Relates to payment and calculation of school aid.
    Status: 6-21-04 Passed Assembly and delivered to Senate (referred to Committee on Rules)

     

  • Assembly Bill A02356:(Klein) Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly in violation of the penal law and provides for a cause of action for failure to do so; repealer.
    Status: 1-7-04 Referred to Assembly Committee on Aging
     
  • Assembly Bill A00375: (Same as 2002 Assembly Bill A06487) (Cahill) Exempts persons performing compilations or reviews from licensing as accountants and permits the use of "enrolled agent."
    Status: 1-7-04 Referred to Assembly Higher Education Committtee

 2003

  • Assembly Bill A01041-B: (Same as Senate Bill S04960-A) (Canestrari) Provides for civil enforcement proceedings and penalties for unlicensed practice of a profession; allows action to be brought in name of people of New York state; provides for cease and desist orders.
        Status: 6-20-03 Passed Assembly
  • Senate Bill S01407 / Assembly Bill A02107: A Budget Bill submitted by Gov. George Pataki that includes provisions to transfer the office of professions from the state education department to the department of state. (Scroll down to Page 142 to see details on the Transfer of Professions to the Department of State and to Page 271 to see details on the Public Accountancy Profession)
        Status: (S01407) 3-11-03 Amend (T) and Recommit to Finance
                                  3-11-03 Print Number 1407A
                    (A02107) 3-11-03 Amend (T) and Recommit to Ways and Means
                                  3-11-03 Print Number 2107A
     

 2002

  • Assembly Bill A11156: (Eve) This bill provides for imposition of 4% state sales tax on legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, lawn care, landscaping and protographic services and equipment rental; exempts legal services endered to individuals; and make administrative provisions therefor. This bill has been introduced in each legislative term since 1991 but has never been reported from the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. No identical bill has been introduced in the State Senate.
        Status: 4-18-02 Referred to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

     

  • Senate Bill S03264 (LaValle) / Assembly Bill A06487 (Cahill): Authorizes non-licensee to perform reviews and compliations so long as the review or compilation is not accompanied by any statement, report or wording indicating that the non-licensee is a CPA, licensed public accountant or auditor. Non-licensees would be authorized to use specified safe harbor language when performing a compilation or review.
           Status: 1-9-02 Referred to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education