Assembly Actions -
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May 20, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to infrastructure and capital investment |
May 20, 2013 |
referred to infrastructure and capital investment |
Senate Bill S5555
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
There are no sponsors of this bill.
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6896
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §143, St Fin L
2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5555 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works Purpose of the Bill: The bill would amend State Finance Law § 143 to give State agencies greater flexibility to waive the deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works. Summary of Provisions: Section 1 of this bill would amend State Finance Law § 143(1) to make permissive rather than mandatory the requirement for deposits that State agencies currently must charge for bidders to obtain copies of plans and specifications for public works projects. In addition, even where payment is required, the fee would be waived upon the request of any minority and worsen-owned business enterprise certified pursuant to Executive Law Art. 15-a ("certified MWBE"). Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date. Existing Law: State Finance Law § 143(1) requires any agency that prepares plans and
2013-S5555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5555 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 20, 2013 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Office of General Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Infrastructure and Capital Investment AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public works THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 143 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 43 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows: 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general or special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or commission of the state charged with the duty of preparing plans and specifications for and awarding or entering into contracts for the performance of public work [shall] MAY require the payment of a fixed sum of money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy of such plans and specifications, by persons or corporations desiring a copy thereof. Any person or corporation desiring a copy of such plans and specifications and making the deposit required by this section shall be furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications. NOTWITHSTAND- ING THE ABOVE, WHERE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IT SHALL BE WAIVED UPON REQUEST BY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. SUCH PAYMENT MAY ALSO BE WAIVED WHEN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND OBTAINED ELEC- TRONICALLY OR IN ANY NON-PAPER FORM FROM THE BOARD, DIVISION, DEPART- MENT, BUREAU, AGENCY, OFFICER OR COMMISSION OF THE STATE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09094-01-3
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