NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8291

Senate Bill S8291

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including MWBEs, to participate in state contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 30, 2025	referred to procurement and contracts

2025-S8291 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7125
Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §163, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: A9976
2019-2020: A1550
2021-2022: A6271
2023-2024: A3894

2025-S8291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises, to participate in state contracts.

2025-S8291 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8291

SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring that
public contracts be divided by size into large, medium, small and micro
contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for small busi-
nesses to participate in state contracts

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Requires empire state development corporation to retain independent
minority and women-owned business consultant firms for the propose of
helping reduce contractor and sub-contractor violations when projects
are subjected to, MWBE goals

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 315 of the executive law to require independent
MWBE consulting firms to monitor possible violations of contracts when
dealing with the minority and women-owned business enterprise programs.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In certain instances, empire state development corporation minority and
women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) may need assistance complying
with requirements outlined for contractors. This bill would ensure MWBE
programs retain consulting firms to avoid the possibility of violations
and maintain compliance outlined in program requirements. Such measures
will further the integrity of MWBEs.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

01/03/24 referred to governmental operations

02/08/23 referred to governmental operations

2021-22:A06270, referred to government operations

2019-20:A1676; Referred to government operations

2017-18:A9906; Referred to government operations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become law.

2025-S8291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8291
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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  requiring  that
   public  contracts  be  divided  by  size into large, medium, small and
   micro contracts for the purpose of increasing opportunities for  small
   businesses to participate in state contracts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 10 of section 163 of  the  state
 finance law, as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
 read as follows:
   c.  The  commissioner or state agency may elect to award a contract to
 one or more responsive and responsible offerers provided, however,  that
 the  basis  for  the  selection  among multiple contracts at the time of
 purchase shall be the most  practical  and  economical  alternative  and
 shall  be  in the best interests of the state, and further provided that
 the requirements set forth herein shall not  preclude  the  commissioner
 from   establishing  multiple  award  contracts  for  reasons  including
 increased opportunities for small businesses  to  participate  in  state
 contracts.  TO  THE  EXTENT  FEASIBLE,  THE COMMISSIONER OR STATE AGENCY
 SHALL ENDEAVOR TO DIVIDE CONTRACTS BY SIZE INTO LARGE, MEDIUM, SMALL AND
 MICRO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  SMALL
 BUSINESSES,  INCLUDING  MINORITY-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES AND WOMEN-
 OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF
 THE EXECUTIVE LAW, TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE CONTRACTS.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to paragraph c
 of subdivision 10 of 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10988-01-5

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