Senate Bill S3402

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in certain contracts entered into by the state or a municipality

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §11-a, UDC Act; add §148, St Fin L; add §99-x, Gen Muni L; add §107, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1196
2023-2024: S545

2019-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in contracts pertaining to economic development, entered into by the state or a municipality.

2019-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3402
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the urban development corporation act, the state finance
   law,  the  general  municipal law and the economic development law, in
   relation to prohibiting confidentiality and non-disclosure  provisions
   from  inclusion  in  certain  contracts entered into by the state or a
   municipality
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
 the urban development corporation  act,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 11-a to read as follows:
   §  11-A.  NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS; PROHIBITIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT ENTERED
 INTO BY THE STATE OR ANY INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF,  ANY  MUNICIPALITY  OR
 PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR PROJECTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAX INCEN-
 TIVES,  PAYMENTS  IN LIEU OF TAXES, TAX ABATEMENTS, BONDS, NOTES, LOANS,
 GRANTS OR REBATES, SHALL CONTAIN ANY PROVISION, CLAUSE OR LANGUAGE  THAT
 PROVIDES  THAT  THE CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY OF ITS TERMS ARE CONFI-
 DENTIAL OR THAT THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT ARE  PROHIBITED
 FROM  DISCLOSING, DISCUSSING, DESCRIBING OR COMMENTING UPON THE TERMS OF
 THE AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  148  to
 read as follows:
   §  148.  NON-DISCLOSURE  AGREEMENTS; PROHIBITIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT ENTERED
 INTO BY THE STATE OR ANY STATE AGENCY OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY  FOR  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO TAX INCENTIVES, PAYMENTS IN
 LIEU OF TAXES, TAX ABATEMENTS, BONDS, NOTES, LOANS, GRANTS  OR  REBATES,
 SHALL  CONTAIN  ANY PROVISION, CLAUSE OR LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES THAT THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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