Assembly Bill A9501A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "stop Russian aggression act"

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  • 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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2021-A9501 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8446
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §165-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A81

2021-A9501 - Summary

Provides that a state agency shall require a person that submits a bid or offer in response to a notice of procurement, or that proposes to renew an existing procurement contract with a state agency or proposes to assume the responsibility of a contractor pursuant to a procurement contract with a state agency or otherwise proposes to enter into a contract with a state agency with respect to a contract for commodities, services, construction, or contracts entered pursuant to section eight of the public buildings law or section thirty-eight of the highway law, to certify, at the time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed or assigned, that the person or the assignee is not identified on a list that such person is doing business with or in the Russian federation and shall not be deemed a responsive bidder or offeror.

2021-A9501 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9501
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state finance law and the retirement and social
   security law, in relation to enacting  the  "stop  Russian  aggression
   act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "stop Russian aggression act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 165-b to
 read as follows:
   §  165-B.  PURCHASING  RESTRICTIONS; PERSONS DOING BUSINESS WITH OR IN
 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSON" MEANS:
   (I) A NATURAL PERSON, CORPORATION, COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
 BUSINESS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  SOCIETY,  TRUST,  OR  ANY
 OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, ORGANIZATION, OR GROUP.
   (II)  ANY  SUCCESSOR, SUBUNIT, PARENT ENTITY, OR SUBSIDIARY OF, OR ANY
 ENTITY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL WITH, ANY ENTITY  DESCRIBED  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  "DOING BUSINESS WITH OR IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION" MEANS ENGAGING
 IN ANY ACTIVITY OR TRANSACTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL OR PECUNIARY
 GAIN OR PROFIT WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR PERSONS BASED IN  OR  WITH
 LOCATIONS  IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR IN TERRITORIES CONTROLLED BY THE
 RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
   2. (A) A PERSON THAT IS IDENTIFIED ON A LIST CREATED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS A PERSON THAT IS DOING BUSINESS WITH OR
 IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER OR OFFEROR PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B) (I) NOT LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY  DAYS  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP OR CONTRACT TO
 DEVELOP, USING CREDIBLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE  PUBLIC,  INCLUDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A9501A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8446
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §165-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A81

2021-A9501A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a state agency shall require a person that submits a bid or offer in response to a notice of procurement, or that proposes to renew an existing procurement contract with a state agency or proposes to assume the responsibility of a contractor pursuant to a procurement contract with a state agency or otherwise proposes to enter into a contract with a state agency with respect to a contract for commodities, services, construction, or contracts entered pursuant to section eight of the public buildings law or section thirty-eight of the highway law, to certify, at the time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed or assigned, that the person or the assignee is not identified on a list that such person is doing business with or in the Russian federation and shall not be deemed a responsive bidder or offeror.

2021-A9501A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9501--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, McDONALD, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, GOTTFRIED,
   RAMOS,  BURDICK,  ABINANTI,  THIELE,  GALEF, DeSTEFANO, MIKULIN, McDO-
   NOUGH, J. M. GIGLIO, JACOBSON, SIMON,  BENEDETTO,  PALMESANO  --  read
   once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to enacting the "stop
   Russian aggression act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "stop Russian aggression act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 165-b to
 read as follows:
   §  165-B.  PURCHASING  RESTRICTIONS; PERSONS DOING BUSINESS WITH OR IN
 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERSON" MEANS:
   (I) A NATURAL PERSON, CORPORATION, COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
 BUSINESS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  SOCIETY,  TRUST,  OR  ANY
 OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, ORGANIZATION, OR GROUP.
   (II)  ANY  SUCCESSOR, SUBUNIT, PARENT ENTITY, OR SUBSIDIARY OF, OR ANY
 ENTITY UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL WITH, ANY ENTITY  DESCRIBED  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  "DOING BUSINESS WITH OR IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION" MEANS ENGAGING
 IN ANY ACTIVITY OR TRANSACTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCIAL OR PECUNIARY
 GAIN OR PROFIT WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR PERSONS BASED IN  OR  WITH
 LOCATIONS  IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR IN TERRITORIES CONTROLLED BY THE
 RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
   2. (A) A PERSON THAT IS IDENTIFIED ON A LIST CREATED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AS A PERSON THAT IS DOING BUSINESS WITH OR
 IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER OR OFFEROR PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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