NY State Senate Bill 2023-S923

Senate Bill S923

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to guidelines by the state procurement council certain preferences for any business located in a county within the state with a population of less than one million or any small business

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2023-S923 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §161, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7440

2023-S923 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that guidelines by the state procurement council shall include certain preferences for any business located in a county within the state with a population of less than one million based on the latest federal decennial census or any small business as such term is defined in section one hundred thirty-one of the economic development law.

2023-S923 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S923

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to guidelines by the
state procurement council

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 161 of the state finance law to add a new
subdivision 2-a which requires that the guidelines established pursuant
to this section shall include a preference for any business located in a
county within the state with a population of less than one million based
on the most recent federal decennial census or a small business as such
term is defined in section 131 of the economic development law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Businesses operating in less populous counties and small businesses are
among those most adversely affected across the state. Many of these
businesses are committed to creating jobs in underserved communities and

investing in small and mid-sized cities that desperately seek economic
growth. Despite their positive economic impact, these businesses
currently have to compete for purchasing contracts with considerably
less resources and visibility than others with a greater pool of work-
force talent and access to financial capital. As a result, these busi-
nesses face a competitive disadvantage when bidding for service and
commodity contracts, including with the State of New York. Most of these
businesses are located in upstate New York, which contributes to the
continued economic stagnation that many regions are experiencing outside
the New York City metropolitan area.

This bill will provide equitable consideration for businesses based in
counties with a population of less than one million or that qualify as a
small business. By providing a preference to these businesses, the bill
helps ensure that they are receiving attention, consideration, and
engagement in the procurement review process. This is an important step
towards leveling the playing field for competition and opening up oppor-
tunities for economic revitalization and sustainability in the parts of
the state most in need of public investment.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.7440

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2023-S923 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    923
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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 guidelines by  the
   state procurement council
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 161 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE
 A PREFERENCE FOR ANY BUSINESS LOCATED IN A COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE  WITH
 A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE MILLION BASED ON THE LATEST FEDERAL DECEN-
 NIAL  CENSUS  OR  ANY SMALL BUSINESS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02624-01-3

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