Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 31, 2016 |
vetoed memo.304 |
Dec 20, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2016 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.543 substituted for a10136 |
Jun 06, 2016 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 11, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2016 |
1st report cal.722 |
Mar 04, 2016 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S6906
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2015-S6906 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10136
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2882, Pub Auth L; add §109-c, Gen Muni L; add §28, Pub Serv L; add §179-ff, St Fin L
2015-S6906 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to notice provisions in public works contracts; requires any contract made and awarded by a public owner for any public work project to contain, or be presumed to contain, the following: "The failure to give any notice required to be given by such contract within the time prescribed therein shall not invalidate any claim made by the contractor or any other claimant, unless the failure to provide timely notice has materially prejudiced the public owner"; requires a showing of material prejudice.
2015-S6906 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6906 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, the general municipal law, the public service law and the state finance law, in relation to notice provisions in public works contracts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To regulate arbitrary notice provisions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 - adds a new section 2882 to the Public Authorities Law that (1) adds definitions applicable to the section; (2) provides that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any contract made and awarded by a public owner for any public work project shall contain, or be presumed to contain, a provision or provision equally favorable that failure to give any notice required to be given by such contract within the time prescribed therein shall not invalidate any claim made by the contractor or other claimant, unless the failure to provide timely notice has materially prejudiced the public owner.
2015-S6906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6906 I N S E N A T E March 4, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author- ities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the general municipal law, the public service law and the state finance law, in relation to notice provisions in public works contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 2882 to read as follows: S 2882. NOTICE PROVISIONS IN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "PUBLIC OWNER" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY, AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. (B) "CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN ANY CONTRACT MADE AND AWARDED BY A PUBLIC OWNER FOR CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, ALTERATION, REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE OF ANY PUBLIC WORK PROJECT. (C) "CONTRACTOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPO- RATION, ASSOCIATION, COMPANY, SUB-CONTRACTOR, MATERIALMAN SECURED BY A CONTRACTOR OR A SUBCONTRACTOR, OR OTHER ENTITY OR COMBINATION THEREOF, WHICH ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A PUBLIC OWNER. (D) "MATERIALLY PREJUDICE" SHALL MEAN TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC OWNER TO INVESTIGATE OR DEFEND THE CLAIM, PROVIDED THAT THE PUBLIC OWNER'S ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENTS IN QUESTION SHALL PRECLUDE A CLAIM OF MATERIAL PREJUDICE DUE TO LACK OF ANY REQUIRED NOTICE. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CONTRACT MADE AND AWARDED BY A PUBLIC OWNER FOR ANY PUBLIC WORK PROJECT SHALL CONTAIN, OR BE PRESUMED TO CONTAIN, THE FOLLOWING PROVISION OR A PROVISION THAT IS EQUALLY FAVORABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR: THE FAILURE TO GIVE ANY NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN BY SUCH CONTRACT WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED THEREIN SHALL NOT INVALIDATE ANY CLAIM MADE BY THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY OTHER CLAIMANT, UNLESS THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE TIMELY NOTICE HAS MATERIALLY PREJUDICED THE PUBLIC OWNER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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