S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2232
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 16, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 the discretionary
buying thresholds
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
follows:
6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established
by the state procurement council:
(a) the commissioner may purchase services and commodities for the
office of general services or its customer agencies serviced by the
office of general services business services center in an amount not
exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without a formal competitive
process;
(b) state agencies may purchase services and commodities in an amount
not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive proc-
ess;
(c) state agencies may purchase commodities or services from small
business concerns, or commodities or technology that are recycled or
remanufactured in an amount not exceeding [five hundred thousand] ONE
MILLION dollars without a formal competitive process;
(d) state agencies may purchase commodities or services from those
certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law and article
three of the veterans' services law in an amount not exceeding [seven
hundred fifty thousand] ONE MILLION dollars without a formal competitive
process; and
(e) state agencies may purchase commodities that are food, including
milk and milk products, or animal or plant fiber products, grown,
produced, harvested, or processed in New York state or textile products
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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manufactured from animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly
in New York state in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand
dollars without a formal competitive process.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by section
one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
deemed repealed therewith.