Assembly Bill A6315

                             
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                                   6315
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  requiring  public
   disclosure of media contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 136-e to read as follows:
   § 136-E. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MEDIA CONTRACTS. 1. ANY MEDIA OR MARKET-
 ING  COMPANY, AGENCY OR CONTRACTOR PROVIDING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO THE
 STATE VALUED AT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE AND  WORKING  WITH
 ANY  DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, OR OTHER AGENCY OF
 THE STATE TO PROVIDE ADVERTISING OR MARKETING SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE  TO
 THE  COMPTROLLER  AN  ITEMIZED  LIST  OF ALL PRINT PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL
 PLATFORMS, TELEVISION STATIONS, RADIO STATIONS,  OR  OTHER  MEDIA  WHERE
 SUCH  ADVERTISEMENTS,  MARKETING  OR  INFORMATIONAL ITEMS WERE PLACED BY
 SUCH COMPANIES, AGENCIES OR CONTRACTORS ON  BEHALF  OF  ANY  SUCH  STATE
 ENTITY.  SUCH LIST SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE AMOUNT PAID TO EACH SUCH MEDIA
 PLATFORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ANY OTHER  INFORMATION  THE  COMPTROLLER
 MAY  REQUIRE  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING MEDIA SERVICES PROVIDED TO
 THE STATE BY NON-STATE ENTITIES.
   2. EACH DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGEN-
 CY OF THE STATE THAT RECEIVES  SERVICES  FROM  ANY  MEDIA  OR  MARKETING
 COMPANY,  AGENCY  OR  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  ANNUALLY,  ON OR BEFORE JANUARY
 FIRST, SUBMIT TO THE COMPTROLLER ALL INFORMATION  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION IN A MANNER SPECIFIED BY THE COMPTROLLER TO FACILITATE THE
 PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   3. EACH DEPARTMENT, DIVISION,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  OR  OTHER
 AGENCY  OF  THE  STATE THAT DIRECTLY CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES ON ANY MEDIA
 PLATFORM LISTED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE A  LIST
 OF SUCH MEDIA AND THE AMOUNT PAID TO EACH MEDIA PLATFORM FOR ADVERTISING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10268-01-5
              

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 OR  MARKETING SERVICES TO THE COMPTROLLER ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY
 FIRST OF EACH YEAR,  AND  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION  THE  COMPTROLLER  MAY
 REQUIRE  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  IDENTIFYING  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING
 SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE STATE BY NON-STATE ENTITIES.
   4.  THE COMPTROLLER SHALL MAINTAIN A NON-AGGREGATED COMPILATION OF ALL
 INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE OF THIS
 SECTION IN A PUBLIC RECORD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND UPDATED AT LEAST
 ANNUALLY ON A WEBSITE DESIGNATED BY THE COMPTROLLER FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF
 PUBLIC  ACCESS.  THE  COMPTROLLER SHALL ISSUE AN ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORT BY
 AGENCY ON THE NUMBER AND COST OF SUCH MEDIA SERVICES  PLACED  BY  REGION
 AND BY TYPE OF MEDIA PLATFORM.
   5.  THE  COMPTROLLER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
 SARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.