BILL NUMBER: S7483
SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
department of state to make renewed appearance enhancement licenses and
certificates and renewed barber licenses and certificates available on
its website in a portable document format for download
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill requires the Department of State to provide barbers, cosmetol-
ogists, and other appearance enhancement professionals with downloadable
PDF versions of their renewed licenses and certificates, making them
easily accessible upon renewal.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
1.Subdivision 6 of section 408 of the General Business Law is amended to
allow licensees to download renewed licenses in a portable document
format (PDF) after renewal is processed.
2.Subdivision 4 of section 439 of the General Business Law is amended to
ensure that renewed licenses and certificates for licensees and appren-
tices are made available as downloadable PDFs.
3.Paragraph e of subdivision 2 of section 406 of the General Business
Law is amended to provide temporary operator's licenses in PDF format
after renewal.
4.Subdivision 2 of section 408-a of the General Business Law is amended
to allow trainees to download renewed certificates of registration as
PDFs.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State currently lacks a standardized process to provide profes-
sionals in appearance enhancement fields with downloadable copies of
their licenses and certificates after renewal. This bill fills that gap
by requiring the Department of State to make PDF versions available.
Providing this convenient option streamlines the process for profes-
sionals, offering immediate access to renewed licenses without waiting
for physical copies.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately after becoming law.

Statutes affected:
S7483: 408 general business law, 408(6) general business law, 439 general business law, 439(4) general business law, 408-a general business law, 408-a(2) general business law