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NY S00620

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Toby Stavisky

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes certain grandfathered corporations (those lawfully practicing engineering or land surveying in New York since April 15, 1935) to also practice professional geology if their corporate purposes include it

  • Creates a deadline of December 31, 2028 for eligible business corporations to amend their certificates of incorporation to add professional geology to their corporate purposes

  • Requires corporations seeking to add geology practice to have at least one director or officer who is a licensed professional geologist in New York

  • Expands the certificate of authorization system to include professional geology services alongside professional engineering and land surveying services

  • Subjects corporations providing professional geology services to the same supervision, discipline, and penalty authority of the Board of Regents as applies to engineering and land surveying practices

Legislative Description

Relates to the practice of professional geology.

Last Action

referred to higher education

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education2/5/2026
Higher Education1/7/2026
Higher Education2/26/2025
Higher Education1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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