| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S6941
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
Actions
2025-S6941 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 1 Title 3 §9, Pub Auth L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S5892
2015-2016: S3781
2017-2018: S6288
2019-2020: S2631
2021-2022: S5619
2023-2024: S4628
2025-S6941 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6941
SPONSOR: LANZA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
public hearings where procurements valued over one hundred thousand
dollars are made overseas
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires a public authority created under Section 1, Article 1 of the
public authorities law or existing under this chapter or any other law
of the State of New York to hold at least one public hearing prior to
procuring materials overseas valued at over one hundred thousand dollars
for capital projects.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Title 3 by adding Section 9 General Provisions
2025-S6941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6941
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 27, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
public hearings where procurements valued over one hundred thousand
dollars are made overseas
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 1 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new title 3 to read as follows:
TITLE 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
§ 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS. A PUBLIC AUTHORITY CREATED BY OR EXISTING UNDER
THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER LAW OF THE STATE SHALL HOLD AT LEAST ONE
PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO PROCURING MATERIALS OVERSEAS VALUED OVER ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10698-01-5
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