S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7116
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, WILLIAMS, GIBBS -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to reports on agency
minority and women-owned business development contracts and spending
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
8-d to read as follows:
§ 8-D. REPORT ON AGENCY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CONTRACTS AND SPENDING. THE COMPTROLLER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO PUBLISH, AND MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE, A
REPORT ON AGENCY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS
AND SPENDING. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE INTERACTIVE FOR ITS USERS, AS AN
ONLINE TRANSPARENCY TOOL, INCLUDING AN INTUITIVE DASHBOARD APPROACH THAT
COMBINES A SERIES OF GRAPHS AND USER-FRIENDLY TABLES, THAT PROVIDES
ACCESS TO SUBCONTRACTOR AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
SPENDING AND CONTRACT INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH REPORT
SHALL INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY CONTRACTED TO EACH STATE AGENCY AND
SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE FURTHER BROKEN DOWN INTO THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGO-
RIES: ASIAN AMERICAN, BLACK AMERICAN, HISPANIC AMERICAN, AND WOMEN.
SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIME CONTRACTORS AND
SUBCONTRACTORS USED AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON EACH
CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS. ALL REPORTABLE DATA SHALL BE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY
BY FISCAL AND CALENDAR YEAR AND SHALL PROVIDE FOR COMPARISON BETWEEN
YEARS. THE WEBSITE SHALL FEATURE THE CURRENT CALENDAR AND FISCAL YEAR
REPORT INFORMATION AND ARCHIVE ALL PREVIOUS CALENDAR AND FISCAL YEAR
REPORTS, BEGINNING WITH THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, WHICH SHALL BE
EASY FOR USERS TO ACCESS. THE WEBSITE SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED
TO ALLOW USERS TO SEARCH VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF DATA REQUESTS IN A
SINGLE REPORT, WITH THE ABILITY TO DISAGGREGATE DATA. THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COMPTROLLER OF NEW YORK CITY REGARDING THE DEVEL-
OPMENT AND DESIGN OF THE WEBSITE AND SHALL PROVIDE COMPARABLE REPORT AND
DATA ORGANIZATION FOR ITS WEBSITE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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