New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S06122

Introduced
3/5/25  

Caption

Permits licensed insurance agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants, and intermediaries to carryover up to five hours of continuing education credit per biennial licensing period.

Impact

The impact of S06122 on state laws is significant as it aims to centralize regulatory authority, limiting the scope of local governments to impose their own stricter environmental controls. Supporters assert that this centralization will protect businesses from opposing local regulations that could hinder growth and innovation. However, there are concerns that such changes could strip local jurisdictions of the power to address unique environmental challenges specific to their areas, particularly in communities facing significant pollution or ecological issues.

Summary

Bill S06122 is designed to amend various statutes concerning environmental regulation and compliance at both the state and local levels. The bill seeks to streamline regulatory processes to enhance efficiency and support business practices while also ensuring compliance with federal environmental standards. Proponents advocate for this streamlined approach as necessary to ease the burdens on businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions, claiming it will foster economic growth and job creation. By reducing regulatory redundancies, they argue that businesses will have more clarity and can focus resources on operational efficiencies rather than navigating complex compliance landscapes.

Contention

Notable points of contention have emerged around S06122. Environmental advocacy groups and local government officials have raised alarms about the potential loss of local control over environmental matters. They argue that local governments are often better positioned to make decisions pertinent to their communities and that one-size-fits-all approaches can be detrimental to localized environmental efforts. Critics of the bill contend that it represents an overreach by the state that undermines local governance and autonomy, particularly in areas critical for public health and ecological conservation.

Companion Bills

NY A06652

Same As Permits licensed insurance agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants, and intermediaries to carryover up to five hours of continuing education credit per biennial licensing period.

Previously Filed As

NY A00722

Provides for the licensure of lactation consultants and the establishment of a lactation consultant licensing board.

NY A06365

Relates to claims for loss or damage to real property; creates continuing education requirements for licensed persons and qualifications for public and independent adjusters; allows for a revocation of licenses with an opportunity to reapply for such licenses.

NY S09862

Relates to claims for loss or damage to real property; creates continuing education requirements for licensed persons and qualifications for public and independent adjusters; allows for a revocation of licenses with an opportunity to reapply for such licenses.

NY S02815

Relates to authorizing the superintendent of financial services to grant three credit hours of continuing education for a licensees' active membership in a statewide professional insurance producer association.

NY A03210

Relates to authorizing the superintendent of financial services to grant three credit hours of continuing education for a licensees' active membership in a statewide professional insurance producer association.

NY S09901

Relates to licensure requirements for fiscal intermediaries.

NY S07002

Provides that limited permits to practice medicine may be renewed biennially; expands the types of facilities where permitees may practice; authorizes permits to be renewed at the discretion of the department of education; provides that such department shall not deny a limited permit based solely on the previous number of authorizations of such permits issued to the applicant.

NY A08382

Provides that limited permits to practice medicine may be renewed biennially; expands the types of facilities where permitees may practice; authorizes permits to be renewed at the discretion of the department of education; provides that such department shall not deny a limited permit based solely on the previous number of authorizations of such permits issued to the applicant.

NY A07509

Relates to the hours during which liquor and/or wine stores may be open on Sunday (Part A); permits the sale of beer at retail on Sundays; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto (Part B); authorizes special permits to remain open during certain hours of the morning (Part C); permits certain retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from certain other retail licensees (Part D); relates to permissible sales by license holders (Part E); allows multiple off-premises licenses (Part F); relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages and retail licensees (Part G); relates to the approval of seven day licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption off the premises (Part H); adjusts licensing fees regarding certain alcoholic beverages (Part I); relates to notifying municipalities of the filing of certain applications (Part J); relates to changes of ownership of a licensed business (Part K); relates to the issuance of temporary retail permits; makes permanent certain provisions relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part L); relates to the issuance of temporary wholesale permits (Part M); relates to licenses issued for on premises consumption within two hundred feet of a building occupied as a school, church, synagogue or other place of worship (Part N); repeals certain provisions relating to licenses for premises located within five hundred feet of other licensed premises (Part O).

NY A03189

Permits companies to assess various insurance quotes without having binding agreements with insurance brokers.

Similar Bills

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