Assembly Bill A2721

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5111
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §313, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10017, S7581
2017-2018: A1549, S1126
2019-2020: A1237, S324
2021-2022: A6009, S1898

2023-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts.

2023-A2721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2721
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, BYRNES, DeSTEFANO, DURSO,
   FRIEND, LEMONDES,  McDONOUGH,  MILLER,  MORINELLO  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to minority and women-
   owned business enterprises in state contracts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 313 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  THIS
 SECTION, CONTRACTING AGENCIES SHALL ONLY REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR TO  COMPLY
 WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AT A RATE THAT CORRELATES WITH THE
 PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
 THAT INDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION WHERE THE  CONTRACT  IS
 TO  BE  PERFORMED. SUCH PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN EACH REGION, AS SUCH PERCENTAGE APPLIES  TO  THE
 INDUSTRIES  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
 PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S WEBSITE WITH  EACH
 BID OPPORTUNITY AND SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 the amendments to subdivision 6-a of section 313 of article 15-A of  the
 executive  law  made  by  section  one  of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such article and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06598-01-3

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