Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status, or lack thereof.

Statutes affected:
A8263: 3-503 general obligations law, 3-503(2) general obligations law, 6506 education law, 6506(6) education law, 6524 education law, 6524(6) education law, 6525 education law, 6525(1) education law, 6554 education law, 6554(6) education law, 6604 education law, 6604(6) education law, 6604-b education law, 6604-b(7) education law, 6609 education law, 6609(6) education law, 6704 education law, 6704(6) education law, 6711 education law, 6711(6) education law, 6711-a education law, 6711-a(1) education law, 6805 education law, 6805(1) education law, 6906 education law, 6906(6) education law, 6955 education law, 6955(6) education law, 7004 education law, 7004(6) education law, 7104 education law, 7104(6) education law, 7124 education law, 7124(a) education law, 7206 education law, 7206(1) education law, 7206-a education law, 7206-a(1) education law, 7304 education law, 7304(1) education law, 7324 education law, 7324(1) education law, 7404 education law, 7404(1) education law, 7504 education law, 7504(1) education law, 7603 education law, 7603(6) education law, 7804 education law, 7804(5) education law, 7806 education law, 7806(1) education law, 7904 education law, 7904(6) education law, 8305 education law, 8305(1) education law, 126 alcoholic beverage control law, 126(3) alcoholic beverage control law, 126(4) alcoholic beverage control law, 10 general city law, 41 general business law, 341 labor law, 341(1) labor law, 460 judiciary law