Assembly Bill A5425A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York State buy North American act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A5425 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4329
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §162-b, St Fin L; add §104-e, Gen Muni L; add §2877-b, Pub Auth L; ren Art 50 §§1000 - 1003 to be Art 60 §§1101 - 1103, add Art 50 §§1010 - 1012, Exec L

2025-A5425 - Summary

Enacts the "New York State buy North American act" which requires the state, municipalities, public authorities and covered affordable housing projects to award contracts for the supply of manufactured products used in building projects to bidders who produce such manufactured products used in building projects primarily in North America; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2025-A5425 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5425
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, the general municipal law, the
   public authorities law and the executive law, in relation to  enacting
   the "New York State buy North American windows 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 "New York State buy North American windows act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-b to
 read as follows:
   §  162-B. THE NEW YORK STATE BUY NORTH AMERICAN WINDOWS ACT. 1. USE OF
 NORTH AMERICAN MATERIALS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
 LAW, WHEN SOLICITING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF WINDOWS, ANY DEPART-
 MENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE SHALL AWARD SUCH CONTRACT TO THE RESPONSIBLE
 AND RELIABLE BIDDER OFFERING TO SUPPLY WINDOWS PRODUCED OR MADE IN WHOLE
 OR  SUBSTANTIAL  PART IN NORTH AMERICA WHEN SUCH OFFER IS WITHIN TWENTY-
 FIVE PERCENT OF THE LOWEST PRICE OR BEST VALUE OFFER, RATHER THAN TO THE
 LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE BIDDER.
   (B) IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A COURT OR FEDERAL  OR  STATE  AGENCY
 THAT  ANY  PERSON  INTENTIONALLY  CARRIED OUT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, THEN
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY CONTRACT  OR  SUBCONTRACT
 WITH  THIS  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION PROVISIONS
 PROVIDED UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER:
   (I) AFFIXED A LABEL BEARING A "MADE IN NORTH AMERICA" INSCRIPTION,  OR
 ANY  INSCRIPTION  WITH  THE  SAME MEANING, TO ANY WINDOW PRODUCT USED IN
 PROJECTS TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES, SOLD IN OR SHIPPED TO THE UNITED
 STATES THAT WAS NOT PRODUCED OR MADE IN WHOLE  OR  SUBSTANTIAL  PART  IN
 NORTH AMERICA; OR
   (II)  REPRESENTED  THAT  ANY  WINDOW PRODUCT PROCURED IN A CONTRACT TO
 WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES THAT WAS NOT PRODUCED OR MADE IN WHOLE OR  IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04153-01-5
              

2025-A5425A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4329
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §162-b, St Fin L; add §104-e, Gen Muni L; add §2877-b, Pub Auth L; ren Art 50 §§1000 - 1003 to be Art 60 §§1101 - 1103, add Art 50 §§1010 - 1012, Exec L

2025-A5425A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York State buy North American act" which requires the state, municipalities, public authorities and covered affordable housing projects to award contracts for the supply of manufactured products used in building projects to bidders who produce such manufactured products used in building projects primarily in North America; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2025-A5425A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5425--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- 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, the general  municipal  law,  the
   public  authorities law and the executive law, in relation to enacting
   the "New York State buy North American 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 "New York State buy North American act".
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 162-b to
 read as follows:
   § 162-B. THE NEW YORK STATE BUY NORTH AMERICAN ACT. 1.  USE  OF  NORTH
 AMERICAN MATERIALS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN
 SOLICITING  A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS USED IN
 BUILDING PROJECTS, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  PLUMBING  FIXTURES,
 FLOORING,  LUMBER,  EXTERIOR  WINDOWS,  EXTERIOR  DOORS AND FACADES, ANY
 DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE  SHALL  AWARD  SUCH  CONTRACT  TO  THE
 RESPONSIBLE AND RELIABLE BIDDER OFFERING TO SUPPLY MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
 USED  IN BUILDING PROJECTS PRODUCED OR MADE IN WHOLE OR SUBSTANTIAL PART
 IN NORTH AMERICA WHEN SUCH OFFER IS WITHIN TEN  PERCENT  OF  THE  LOWEST
 PRICE  OR  BEST  VALUE  OFFER, RATHER THAN TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND
 RELIABLE BIDDER.
   (B) IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A COURT OR FEDERAL  OR  STATE  AGENCY
 THAT  ANY  PERSON  INTENTIONALLY  CARRIED OUT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, THEN
 SUCH PERSON SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY CONTRACT  OR  SUBCONTRACT
 WITH  THIS  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION PROVISIONS
 PROVIDED UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-A OF THIS CHAPTER:
   (I) AFFIXED A LABEL BEARING A "MADE IN NORTH AMERICA" INSCRIPTION,  OR
 ANY  INSCRIPTION WITH THE SAME MEANING, TO ANY MANUFACTURED PRODUCT USED
 IN BUILDING PROJECTS TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES, SOLD IN  OR  SHIPPED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04153-05-5
              

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