NY State Senate Bill 2021-S8062

Senate Bill S8062

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 18, 2022	referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 07, 2022	advanced to third reading
Mar 03, 2022	2nd report cal.
Mar 02, 2022	1st report cal.603
Jan 24, 2022	referred to procurement and contracts

Votes

- May 18, 2022 - Floor Vote
  S8062
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 18, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brouk
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Mar 2, 2022 - Procurement And Contracts Committee Vote
  S8062
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Procurement And Contracts Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2022
      
      aye (7)
      
      Borrello
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaplan
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Sanders Jr.

2021-S8062 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10590
Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§163 & 112, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S5175, A1532

2021-S8062 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency.

2021-S8062 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8062

SPONSOR: REICHLIN-MELNICK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to exempting the
review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a
state disaster emergency

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure the office of the state comptroller's authority to review
state contracts prior to ratification, under sections 112 and 163 of the
state finance law, remains intact during a state disaster emergency that
extends beyond 30 days.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends § 112 of the state finance law, providing this
section of law is not subject to the governor's authority under § 29-a
of the executive law to extend the suspension of laws beyond thirty
days.

Section two mirrors the provisions of section one and makes them appli-
cable to § 163 of the state finance law.

Section three of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Living under a declared state disaster emergency has become a new normal
for New Yorkers. With increasing regularity, declared state disaster
emergencies are extending well beyond 30 days, enabling state agencies
to routinely enter into contracts worth tens of millions of dollars
without the review by the office of the state comptroller that state law
would otherwise require outside a disaster emergency. While giving state
agencies the flexibility they need to address critical emergencies is
important, it should not come at the expense of governmental oversight
and accountability.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by section two
of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.

2021-S8062 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8062
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Procurement  and
   Contracts
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state finance law, in relation to exempting the
   review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws  during  a
   state disaster emergency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 163 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY
 UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO EXTEND  THE  SUSPEN-
 SION OF LAWS BEYOND THIRTY DAYS.
   §  2.  Section 112 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,   THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY
 UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO EXTEND  THE  SUSPEN-
 SION OF LAWS BEYOND THIRTY DAYS.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made  by  section
 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13660-04-2

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