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                                   6707
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SOLAGES, McDONALD -- (at request of the State
   Comptroller) -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the public posting
   of  certain contracts otherwise subject to prior approval of the comp-
   troller

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 149 to read as follows:
   § 149. CERTAIN CONTRACTS TO BE PUBLICLY POSTED.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "EMERGENCY CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN:
   (I)  ANY  CONTRACT  OTHERWISE  SUBJECT  TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE COMP-
 TROLLER PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW,
 WHICH IS EXECUTED OR MADE EFFECTIVE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  AN  EXECUTIVE
 ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING SUCH LAW, OR ANY PART THER-
 EOF,  PURSUANT  TO SUCH GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A
 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; AND
   (II) ANY CONTRACT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIOR APPROVAL BY  THE  COMP-
 TROLLER PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF LAW, INCLUDING SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, WHICH IS EXECUTED
 OR MADE EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE  GOVERNOR
 TEMPORARILY  SUSPENDING  SUCH LAW, OR ANY PART THEREOF, PURSUANT TO SUCH
 GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   (B) "EXEMPTED CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) ANY CONTRACT OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO  PRIOR  APPROVAL  BY  THE  COMP-
 TROLLER PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW,
 WHICH  IS EXECUTED OR MADE EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISION OF
 LAW EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY SUSPENDING THE PROVISIONS OF,  EXEMPTING,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 OR  OTHERWISE  NOTWITHSTANDING  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW, OR ANY PART THEREOF; AND
   (II)  ANY  CONTRACT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE COMP-
 TROLLER PURSUANT TO ANY PROVISION OF LAW, INCLUDING SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE-A OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, WHICH IS  EXECUTED
 OR MADE EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISION OF LAW SUSPENDING THE
 PROVISIONS  OF, EXEMPTING, OR OTHERWISE NOTWITHSTANDING SUCH LAW, OR ANY
 PART THEREOF.
   2. (A) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING  THE  EXECUTION  OF  AN  EMERGENCY
 CONTRACT  OR AN EXEMPTED CONTRACT, SUCH STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, BOARD,
 OFFICER, COMMISSION, STATE AUTHORITY, OR INSTITUTION SHALL POST  ON  THE
 CONTRACTING  ENTITY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING
 SUCH EMERGENCY CONTRACT OR EXEMPTED CONTRACT BY CONTRACT NUMBER:
   (I) IF THE CONTRACT IS AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT, THE  EMERGENCY  DECLARA-
 TION  THAT SUCH CONTRACT PERTAINS TO, AND IF THE CONTRACT IS AN EXEMPTED
 CONTRACT, THE PROVISION OF LAW SUSPENDED OR EXEMPTED;
   (II) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING:
   (A) THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT;
   (B) THE NAME OF THE VENDOR(S);
   (C) THE CONTRACT TERM;
   (D) WHAT IS BEING PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACT; AND
   (E) IF THE CONTRACT IS AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT, A  STATEMENT  EXPLAINING
 HOW THE CONTRACT RELATES TO THE DECLARED STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY; AND
   (B)  WHETHER  THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED BASED ON A COMPETITIVE PROCESS,
 AND IF NOT AWARDED PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, AN EXPLANATION  OF
 WHY A COMPETITIVE PROCESS WAS NOT UNDERTAKEN.
   3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SUSPENDED, MODIFIED, OR
 ALTERED BY THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND PROVISIONS OF
 LAW  DURING A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A
 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.