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Senate Bill S3475
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
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
Actions
2017-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1754
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §163, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S8042, A10645
2017-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3475 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to discretionary buying thresholds PURPOSE : To allow state agencies to purchase commodities or services from preferred source providers in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars without a formal competitive process. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill would amend State Finance Law § 163(6) to broaden the $200,000 discretionary purchasing authority of state agencies to include purchases of commodities and services from preferred source providers. Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : Section 162 of the State Finance law provides that in order to advance special social and economic goals, preferred sources must be considered first. State agencies, political subdivisions or public benefit corporations having their own purchasing agency are required to purchase from a Preferred Source if it meets the entities', form,
2017-S3475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3475 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to discretionary buying thresholds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 569 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established by the state procurement council: the commissioner may purchase services and commodities in an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; state agencies may purchase services and commodities in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; and state agencies may purchase commodities or services from small business concerns or those certified pursuant to articles fifteen-A and seventeen-B of the execu- tive law, FROM PREFERRED SOURCE PROVIDERS PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, or commodities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured, or commodities that are food, including milk and milk products, grown, produced or harvested in New York state in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars without a formal competitive process. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend- ments to section 163 of the state finance law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section, and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03797-01-7
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