Senate Bill S1087A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to written notice to unsuccessful minority- or women-owned business enterprise bidders on state contracts

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    • In Committee Assembly
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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S1087 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3910
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2879, Pub Auth L; amd §143, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10089
2019-2020: S5338, A1481
2021-2022: S3263, A5536

2023-S1087 - Summary

Requires public corporations and agencies to provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract.

2023-S1087 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1087 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1087
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  COONEY,  RAMOS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law and the economic development
   law, in relation to requiring  public  corporations  and  agencies  to
   provide  notice  to  each minority- or women-owned business enterprise
   that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the
   business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Clause IV of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (j) of subdivi-
 sion 3 of section 2879 of the public authorities law, as added by  chap-
 ter  174  of  the laws of 2010, is amended and a new subparagraph (I) is
 added to read as follows:
   IV. consult the  most  recent  disparity  study  pursuant  to  article
 fifteen-A of the executive law[.]; AND
   (I)  A  REQUIREMENT  THAT,  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF THE AWARDING OF A
 CONTRACT, THE CORPORATION AWARDING THE CONTRACT PROVIDE NOTICE  TO  EACH
 MINORITY-  OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT UNSUCCESSFULLY BID ON
 THE CONTRACT OF THE REASON OR REASONS WHY THE  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  WAS
 UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE CONTRACT.
   §  2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT, THE AGENCY AWARD-
 ING THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO EACH MINORITY-  OR  WOMEN-OWNED
 BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  THAT  UNSUCCESSFULLY  BID  ON  THE CONTRACT OF THE
 REASON OR REASONS  WHY  THE  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  WAS  UNSUCCESSFUL  IN
 OBTAINING THE CONTRACT.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03382-01-3

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2023-S1087A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3910
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2879, Pub Auth L; amd §143, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10089
2019-2020: S5338, A1481
2021-2022: S3263, A5536

2023-S1087A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public corporations and agencies to provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract.

2023-S1087A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1087A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1087--A
     Cal. No. 432
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE, COONEY, LIU, RAMOS, ROLISON, WEBB -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
   to the Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
   vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law and the economic development
   law, in relation to requiring  public  corporations  and  agencies  to
   provide  written  notice  to  each  minority-  or women-owned business
   enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a  contract  of  the  reason  or
   reasons  why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the
   contract
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Clause IV of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (j) of subdivi-
 sion 3 of section 2879 of the public authorities law, as added by  chap-
 ter  174  of  the laws of 2010, is amended and a new subparagraph (I) is
 added to read as follows:
   IV. consult the  most  recent  disparity  study  pursuant  to  article
 fifteen-A of the executive law[.]; AND
   (I)  A  REQUIREMENT  THAT,  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF THE AWARDING OF A
 CONTRACT, THE CORPORATION AWARDING THE CONTRACT PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE
 TO EACH MINORITY- OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THAT UNSUCCESSFULLY
 BID ON THE CONTRACT OF THE REASON OR REASONS WHY THE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
 WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE CONTRACT.
   §  2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03382-02-4

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