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Apr 29 2019

Chemical Regulations (A.6296/S.501-B) | 2019

AN ACT relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children’s products. A.6296 (Englebright) / S.501-B (Kaminsky) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from Upstate New York opposes the enactment of the aforementioned legislation. This bill would require that New York […]

Apr 10 2019

The Golf Tax (S.4420 / A.6444) | 2019

AN act to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the taxable status date and the assessment of golf courses S.4420 (Carlucci) / A.6444 (Galef) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes […]

Apr 8 2019

Mail Order Prescriptions (S.4463/A.3043) | 2019

AN act to amend the insurance law, in relation to the purchase of prescription drugs S.4463 (Breslin) A.3043 (Joyner) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes this legislation. If enacted, this bill would […]

Mar 20 2019

Minimum Wage Tipped Credit (S.1760/A.1240) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage S.1760 (Ramos)/A.1240 (Jaffee) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes this legislation. Elimination of the tipped wage credit is an […]

Mar 18 2019

Farm Labor (S.6578/A.8419) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to granting collective bargaining rights to farm laborer S.6578 (Ramos) A.8419 (Nolan) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes this legislation. This bill would establish […]

Feb 26 2019

The Construction Insurance Transparency Act (S.465/A.5980) | 2019

Enacts the “construction insurance transparency act of 2019 S.465 (Lanza)/A.5980 (Bronson) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes this legislation. If enacted, this bill would mandate all insurers that issue liability insurance policies […]

Feb 26 2019

Climate Feasibility Study (S.2352-A/A.2720-A) | 2019

Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study of the technical and economic feasibility of a one hundred percent renewable energy system A.2720-A(Cusick) S.2352-A (Parker) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York supports […]

Feb 11 2019

Save NY Call Center Jobs Act (S.1826-A/A.567-A) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the Labor Law, in relation to enacting the “save New York call center jobs act of 2019 S.1826-A (Kennedy)A.567-A (Rosenthal) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from Upstate New York, opposes this legislation. This bill would penalize companies that […]

Feb 5 2019

New York State Climate and Community Protection Act (S.2992/A.3876) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, the public service law, the public authorities law, the labor law and the community risk and resiliency act, in relation to establishing the New York state climate and community protection act S.2992/A.3876 (Kaminsky, Englebright) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of […]

Feb 5 2019

Expands Prevailing Wage Mandate (S.1947/A.1261) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the labor law, and the criminal procedure law, in relation to hours, wages and supplements in contracts for public work Memorandum in Opposition A.1261 (Bronson)S.1947 (Ramos) Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, […]