| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2025 |
referred to procurement and contracts |
Senate Bill S2685
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee
Actions
2025-S2685 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Procurement And Contracts
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §162, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S9577
2025-S2685 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2685
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to permitting the
state and local municipalities to purchase from sources other than the
correctional industries program of the department of corrections and
community supervision
PURPOSE:
To remove the mandate and provide procurement flexibility to state and
local entities, they purchase certain commodities from the Department of
Corrections and Community Supervision's Correctional Industries Program
("Corcraft").
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Section 162 of the State Finance Law, removing the
requirement that state agencies, public authorities, commissions, public
benefit corporations, and political subdivisions must purchase certain
2025-S2685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2685
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 22, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 permitting the
state and local municipalities to purchase from sources other than the
correctional industries program of the department of corrections and
community supervision
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section
162 of the state finance law, as amended by section 164 of subpart B of
part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(i) When commodities are available, in the form, function and utility
required by a state agency, public authority, commission, public benefit
corporation or political subdivision, said commodities [must] MAY be
purchased first from the correctional industries program of the depart-
ment of corrections and community supervision;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04807-01-5
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