Below are the links to past testimonies given by The Business Council 2023 Testimony to CLCPA Implementation Hearing Testimony to Senate Joint Public Hearing on Executive Budget Proposal: Workforce Development and Education Testimony to Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation & Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation - EPR 2022 Testimony to New York State Climate Action Council on Draft Scoping Plan Testimony to Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee -- SFY 2022-23 Executive Budget: Economic Development Testimony to New York State Department of Labor Proposed Regulations – HERO Act , Workplace Safety Committees – NYS Labor Law 2021 Testimony to Joint Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation and Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - CCIA Testimony on the FY2022 Executive Budget: Economic Development Testimony on the FY2022 Executive Budget: Taxation 2020 Testimony to FAA in Support of LaGuardia AirTrain EIS Review Testimony to Senate Standing Committees on Consumer Protection & Internet and Technology Testimony to New York State Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection “The Twenty-First Century Antitrust Act" Federal Response to the Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Business in New York State 2019 The New York Health Act: Testimony to New York Senate & Assembly Joint Health Committee Hearing Data Privacy Testimony to The Senate Standing Committees on Consumer Protection & Internet and Technology Testimony Regarding Albany County Executive’s Public Hearing on Item Pricing Waivers Testimony to New York State Senate Standing Committee on Internet and Technology Examination of the Gig Economy Testimony to New York State Senate & Assembly Joint Committee on The New York Health Act Albany County Legislature Regarding Paid Sick Time, Local Law No. "C" For 2018 Testimony to Senate Standing Committees on Consumer Protection & Internet and Technology NY Health Act Testimony Testimony to The New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Regarding Climate Change and Workforce Climate & Community Protection Act Senate Testimony Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Executive Budget Testimony 2018 To: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business, Senator Phil Boyle, Chair And Senate Administrative Regulations Review Commission, Senator Chris Jacobs, Chair | NYS Department of Labor Proposed Rule Making-Employee Sch To New York State Department of Labor “Subminimum Wage Hearing” To: Senate Finance Committee, Catharine Young, Chair and Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Helene E. Weinstein, Chair on FY 2019 Executive Budget: Taxation Issues To: Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business and Senate Committee on Labor | Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Program (MWBE) Business Council statement and testimony for tipped wage hearing Business Council testimony decries tax and fee increases, calls for spending restraint 2017 To Joint Commission on Public Ethics Comprehensive Lobbying Regulation 2016 Business Council Testimony for Senate Minimum Wage Hearing Tax–Related Issues in TBC Budget Loss Cost Testimony - Workers Comp Committee Update To New York State Department of Financial Services To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | FY 2017 Executive Budget: Economic Development, Business Climate and Business Taxation Issues Business Council highlights Budget Committee testimony & Executive Budget analysis Testimony urges lawmakers to maintain budget discipline, avoid added mandates on job creators Business Council testimony to Assembly hearing on state economic development programs 2015 To The Common Core Task Force Business Council supports spending control, opposes minimum wage hike in testimony at Legislative Budget Hearing To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | FY 2016 Executive Budget: Economic Development, Business Climate and Business Taxation Issues To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | FY 2016 Executive Budget: Economic Development, Business Climate and Business Taxation Issues To The New York City Council Committee on Transportation on A Local Law in relation to temporarily limiting the issuance of new for-hire vehicle licenses & Local Law in relation to requiring a study on the impact of growth in the taxicab... Before The NYS Department of Labor Fast Food Wage Board Business Council opposes paid family leave proposals in testimony to Senate Labor and Social Services Committees 2014 To New York State Senate Health & New York State Senate Insurance Committees | Affordable Care Act Impact To New York State Senate Health Committee Out-of-Network Coverage To New York State Assembly Committees on Insurance and Labor Workers’ Compensation Board Proposed Medical Fee Schedule To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee FY 2015 Executive Budget/Taxation Issues On Executive Budget and Business Taxes 2013 To Senate Standing Committee on Elections, Taxpayer Funded Political Campaign Systems To Senate Finance Committee and Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee | Tax Reform: Reducing Tax Burdens and Promoting Economic Growth To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the FY 2013-2014 Executive Budget Proposal 2012 To New York State Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Hearing On SFY 2014-2015 Executive Budget Proposal Amendments to the Brownfield Clean-Up Program To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the 2012-2013 Executive Budget Proposal 2011 To Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation The Revised Draft SGEIS Provides a Pathway to Potential Natural Gas Drilling Activities in the Marcellus Shale To Assembly Standing Committees on Environmental Conservation, Health and Consumer Affairs and Protection To The Senate Standing Committee on Transportation Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to fund Transportation infrastructure projects in New York State To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | Joint Legislative Public Hearings on the 2011-2012 Executive Budget Proposal To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee 2010 To Joint Legislative Hearing on Taxes Tax on Sugar Beverages To New York State Senate Labor Committee Workers’ Compensation Board’s “Managed Adjudication Path” Program Business Council urges legislature to restrain spending in budget testimony To Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee | Joint Legislative Public Hearings On 2010-2011 Executive Budget Proposal To Senate Finance Committee Assembly Ways & Mean Committee | Health & Medicaid Budget Hearing 2009 To U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Hearing on the extension of the operating license for the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant To NYSDEC on SGEIS for potential development of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale To New York Power Authority Hydropower Contract Extensions with Upstate Utilities To New York State Energy Planning Board Draft 2009 State Energy Plan To Joint Legislative Hearing/Energy, Commerce/Economic Development & Corporations Committees on New York State's Low-Cost Power Programs To Senate Environmental Conservation Committee Expanded Bottle Bill To Joint Legislative Hearing on the Executive Budget: Economic Development Issues, State Economic Climate, and Business Competitiveness To to Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance Regulatory Approval of Health Insurance Premium Rates To The Assembly Standing Committee on Government Operations To Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform New York’s Personal Income Tax To Joint Legislative Hearing on the Executive Budget | Economic Development Issues, State Economic Climate, and Business Competitiveness To Senate Select Committee on Budget and Tax Reform New York’s Personal Income Tax Business Council opposes personal income tax hike in budget testimony Business Council provides testimony on DEC budget 2008 New York Power Authority Proposed Power Supply Contract with Alcoa To Senate Committees on Education; Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business; Labor; Agriculture | Senate Majority Task Force on Critical Choices: Preparing Today's Youth for the Workplace To New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization on Public-Private Partnerships To Franchise Concession Review Committee Support Verizon's Video Franchise Agreement Council pushes local property tax cap and cost-cutting in testimony to commission 2007 In budget testimony, Council says 2008 budget should focus on limiting spending and addressing tax burden 2006 The Business Council of New York State before The Assembly Committee on Energy The Assembly Subcommittee on Renewable Energy Council testimony before Assembly on proposals for mandated health care coverage Business Council urges action to help state retain place in global economy Council testimony urges state funding for merit scholarships for future math and science teachers In Testimony, Council Reminds Lawmakers That Tax Cuts Have Spurred Job Growth In the Past - And Can Deliver the Same Benefits Again 2005 The National Academy of Sciences on Indian Point Daniel B. Walsh, President The Business Council of New York State on Assembly Health and Insurance Committees Renewal and Revision of the Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) Of Robert Ward, Director of Research Public Policy Institute/Business Council of New York State Before the New York State Labor Department Forum on Offshoring On reauthorization of funding and programs under the Health Care Reform Act On Fiscal Reform Before the Senate Democratic Task Force on Legislative and Budgetary Reform Testimony of Daniel B. Walsh Before The Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee 2004 Business Council's 2004 budget testimony Council's Testimony Urges Legislature To Reject Nostrums That Say Higher Business Costs Are Good For New Yorkers 2003 Testimony of Daniel B. Walsh President/CEO, The Business Council Before the Senate and Assembly Education Committees Regents Learning Standards and High School Graduation Requirements John T. Evers The Business Council of New York State, Inc. New York City Council to The Committee on Environmental Protection Of Daniel B. Walsh, Former President/CEO, The Business Council Before the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Council Testimony Urges Lawmakers To Ease Businesses' Worsening Burden Of Health-Insurance Costs Council: State Budget Should Restrain Spending, Avoid New Taxes; Testimony Rebuts Charge That Business Pays Shrinking Share of Taxes 2002 Testimony on Article X For The Assembly Hearing State Energy Plan Before the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, Senate Committee on Investigations and The Senate Committee on Higher Education 2001 Of Edward Reinfurt, Former Vice President of The Business Council, Before the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Council testimony urges broad Superfund refinancing and reform 2000 Of Daniel B. Walsh, Former President of The Business Council Before the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Before The Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, Assembly Standing Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation and the Assembly Legislative Commission on Science and Technology Before The The Governor’s Study Commission on Workers’ Compensation Special Funds In testimony, Council urges lawmakers to seek carefully crafted privacy protections 1999 Testimony of Ed Reinfurt, Vice President The Business Council of New York State, Inc. before The Legislative Commission on Skills Development and Career Education regarding: Preparing for The Transition to the New Workforce Development System Testimony of Daniel B. Walsh,President The Business Council of New York State, Inc. Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee The Senate and Assembly Public Hearing on The New Regents Higher Standards for High Schools Wednesday, June 2, 1999 Testimony of: Edward Reinfurt, Vice President The Business Council of New York State, Inc. 1997 OF The Business Council To the Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation