Assembly Bill A289

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to participation by LGBT, disability and veteran-owned businesses in state contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A289 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3305
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-C §§369-m - 369-p, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10622, S7919
2017-2018: A2165, S55
2019-2020: A1266, S49
2021-2022: A1139, S683

2023-A289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to participation by LGBT, disability and veteran-owned businesses in state contracts.

2023-A289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    289
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, LAVINE,
   REYES, GLICK -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to participation by LGBT,
   disability  and  veteran-owned  businesses  in  state  contracts;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 "New York State Supplier Diversity Act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 17-C to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 17-C
           SUPPLIER DIVERSITY IN STATE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES
 SECTION 369-M. DEFINITIONS.
         369-N. DIVISION OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY.
         369-O. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTIFIED LGBT, DISABILITY  AND  VETER-
                  AN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
         369-P. SEVERABILITY.
   §  369-M.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "CERTIFIED LGBT, DISABILITY, OR VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE"
 SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, INCLUDING A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, PART-
 NERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION THAT IS:
   (A)  AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OWNED BY ONE OR MORE LGBT INDIVIDUALS,
 DISABLED INDIVIDUALS OR VETERANS;
   (B) AN ENTERPRISE IN WHICH SUCH LGBT, DISABILITY OR VETERAN  OWNERSHIP
 IS REAL, SUBSTANTIAL, AND CONTINUING;
   (C)  AN ENTERPRISE IN WHICH SUCH LGBT, DISABILITY OR VETERAN OWNERSHIP
 HAS AND EXERCISES THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY THE  DAY-TO-DAY
 BUSINESS DECISIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01497-01-3
              

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