NY State Senate Bill 2019-S2721

Senate Bill S2721

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires that prior to a contract with the state or other public entity being effective, a report must be filed with the comptroller disclosing financial interests

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2020	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 29, 2019	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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2019-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7623
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §2882, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S4785
2011-2012: S392
2013-2014: S3445
2015-2016: S2668
2017-2018: S3357
2021-2022: S1474, A6673
2023-2024: S4395

2019-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that prior to a contract with the state or other public entity being effective, a report must be filed with the comptroller disclosing financial interests.

2019-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2721

SPONSOR: KRUEGER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to contract
reports

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To make the awarding of state monies more transparent.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill adds a new § 2882 to the Public Authorities Law which requires
a report be made to the comptroller prior to the awarding of a contract
to any person, firm, partnership or corporation, state authority, local
authority, interstate or international authority, or any affiliate or
subsidiary of them. The report shall include:

*Name of contractor.

*Amount of contract.
*Purpose of contract.
*Name of member of legislature who sponsored the appropriation or the
allocation of a portion of such appropriation.
*Sworn statement by executive director or principal officer of contrac-
tor of any financial interest the sponsoring member or a relative might
have in the awarding of the contract.

Relative is defined as any person living in the same household or any
person who is a direct descendant of the member's grandparents or the
spouse of such descendant.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill will add transparency to the process of awarding grants from
State funds. It does not change the current rules regarding eligibility
for discretionary or capital grants. It does require disclosure to the
comptroller's office by the organization receiving the funds of whether
the sponsoring member or a relative might have a financial interest in
the recipient.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18 S3357/A 10062 Paulin - died in committee
2015-16 S2668/A3397 Brennan - died in committee
2013-14 83445/A5385 Brennan - died in committee
2011-12 S392/A3331 Brennan Notice of committee consideration requested -
defeated in committee
2009-10 S4785/A5411 Brennan passed Senate - died in Assembly
2007-08 S5722/A8141 Brennan - died in committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S2721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2721
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, SERRANO -- 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 contract
   reports
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 2882 to read as follows:
   § 2882. REPORTING OF CONTRACTS TO THE COMPTROLLER. PRIOR TO AWARDING A
 CONTRACT REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF APPROPRIATED  MONIES  TO  ANY  PERSON,
 FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION, EVERY STATE AUTHORITY, LOCAL AUTHORI-
 TY, INTERSTATE OR INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY  OR  AFFILIATE  OR  SUBSIDIARY
 THEREOF SHALL REPORT TO THE COMPTROLLER: (I) THE NAME OF THE CONTRACTOR;
 (II) THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT; (III) THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT; (IV)
 THE  NAME  OF  THE MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHO SPONSORED THE APPROPRI-
 ATION OF SUCH MONIES OR THE ALLOCATION OF A PORTION OF SUCH  MONIES  FOR
 SUCH CONTRACT; AND (V) A SWORN STATEMENT SIGNED UNDER OATH BY THE EXECU-
 TIVE  DIRECTOR  OR PRINCIPAL OFFICER OF THE CONTRACTOR, OF ANY FINANCIAL
 INTEREST SUCH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE, OR A RELATIVE OF SUCH MEMBER OF
 THE LEGISLATURE HAS IN THE PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR  CORPORATION  TO
 WHOM  OR TO WHICH SUCH CONTRACT IS AWARDED SUBMITTED ON A FORM AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COMPTROLLER. NO SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH
 REPORT IS FILED WITH THE COMPTROLLER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
 "RELATIVE"  OF  ANY  INDIVIDUAL SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON LIVING IN THE SAME
 HOUSEHOLD AS THE INDIVIDUAL OR ANY PERSON WHO IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT  OF
 THAT INDIVIDUAL'S GRANDPARENTS OR THE SPOUSE OF SUCH DESCENDANT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06562-01-9

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