Senate Bill S7764

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform

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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-S7764 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8831
Law Section:
Committees
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1, 2, 3, 9 & 11, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.4323-C & A.6232-C)
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10881
2023-2024: A369

2021-S7764 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends membership on the construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform; repeals provisions after two years.

2021-S7764 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7764 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7764
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  a  chapter  of  the  laws  of  2021  establishing  a
   construction  industry  advisory council on public contracting reform,
   as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4323-C and A.  6232-C,  in
   relation  to  the  membership  of such committee and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3, 9 and 11 of a chapter of the laws of 2021
 establishing   a   construction  industry  advisory  council  on  public
 contracting reform, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.   4323-C
 and A. 6232-C, are amended to read as follows:
   Section   1.   Legislative   intent.   [The   legislature  finds  that
 construction contractors often face significant challenges when  bidding
 and  working  on  public  works  projects  in New York state. Often, the
 inclusion of  onerous  or  inequitable  contract  terms  and  conditions
 governing  issues  such  as  contractor  payment, job delays and dispute
 resolution, can place an unfair burden on contractors  in  public  works
 projects.  Furthermore, the legislature finds that many prior, piecemeal
 attempts  to address these inequities through individual approaches have
 proven unsuccessful, and therefore a more  equitable  and  comprehensive
 approach  is  warranted. The legislature also finds that current ineffi-
 ciencies in the public contracting process are responsible  for  driving
 up the cost of construction, making New York a less competitive place to
 engage in such work in relation to other states, which in turn harms the
 New York state economy and costs jobs.
   Therefore, it] IT is the intent of the legislature to establish [an] A
 TEMPORARY  independent  advisory  council  charged with (a) studying the
 current public contracting process; and  (b)  adopting  recommendations,
 best  practices and legislative proposals in order to reform and improve
 the current state public  contracting  process,  by  making  it  fairer,
 predictable and equitable for all parties involved.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08796-08-2
              

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