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Senate Bill S792

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of ten million dollars

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2023-S792 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §139-k, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9092
2021-2022: S2939
2025-2026: S2309

2023-S792 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of ten million dollars.

2023-S792 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S792 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    792
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. COMRIE, HARCKHAM -- 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 requiring state
   agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification  to
   elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of
   ten million dollars
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 139-k of the state finance law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "STATE AGENCY"  SHALL
 MEAN  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT, AND ANY
 OTHER AGENCY  OR  INSTRUMENTALITY  OF  THE  STATE  AUTHORIZED  TO  ISSUE
 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.
   B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELECTED OFFICIAL" SHALL
 MEAN ANY PERSON HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE STATE'S EXECUTIVE BODY, THE
 STATE  LEGISLATURE,  OR IN A LOCAL MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODY, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTED COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OFFICIALS.
   C. ANY STATE AGENCY THAT ISSUES A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A  PROJECT
 FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF
 FACILITIES WITH A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF  TEN  MILLION  DOLLARS  OR  MORE
 SHALL  PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH NOTIFICATION
 SHALL BE MADE TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES,  IN
 WHOLE  OR  IN  PART, ANY TERRITORY LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF
 THE ZIP CODE OR CODES IN WHICH SUCH PROJECT IS LOCATED.  SUCH  NOTIFICA-
 TION  SHALL  BE  MADE  BY SUCH STATE AGENCY TO SUCH ELECTED OFFICIALS BY
 EMAIL AND REGULAR MAIL AND SHALL BE MADE AT  LEAST  THIRTY  DAYS  BEFORE
 SUCH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS ISSUED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03322-01-3
 S. 792                              2

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