NY State Senate Bill 2025-S2309

Senate Bill S2309

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of ten million dollars

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 16, 2025	referred to procurement and contracts

2025-S2309 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §139-k, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S9092
2021-2022: S2939
2023-2024: S792

2025-S2309 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of ten million dollars.

2025-S2309 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2309

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring state
agencies that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to
elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of
ten million dollars

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would requires state agencies and authorities that issue RFPs
in excess of $10 Million Dollars to notify the elected officials who
represent the affected zip codes.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would requires state agencies and authorities that issue RFPs
in excess of $10 Million Dollars to notify the elected officials who
represent the affected zip codes. A-Print further defines term the term
"elected official" shall mean any person holding public office in the

state's executive body, the state legislature, or in a local municipal
legislative body, including but not limited to, elected county, city,
town, or village officials.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Community participation in large developments is critical not only for
economic success but for the holistic empowerment of the neighborhood
wherein the project lies. While many notification requirements exist in
law, such as newspaper advertisements, no actual notification of elected
officials who represents the areas of a subject RFP is required by law-
this is a gross and unwise oversight, particularly in this day and age
when notification can be delivered instantaneously by virtual means.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-2024: S792 Comrie

2021-2022: S2939A- This bill advanced from procurement and contracts in
2021 to remain on the calendar for the duration of 2021. The following
year, the bill remained in procurement and contracts

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S2309 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2309
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  requiring  state
   agencies  that issue requests for proposals to provide notification to
   elected officials for requests for proposals for projects in excess of
   ten million dollars
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 139-k of the state finance law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "STATE AGENCY" SHALL
 MEAN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT,  AND  ANY
 OTHER  AGENCY  OR  INSTRUMENTALITY  OF  THE  STATE  AUTHORIZED  TO ISSUE
 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.
   B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELECTED OFFICIAL" SHALL
 MEAN ANY PERSON HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE STATE'S EXECUTIVE BODY, THE
 STATE LEGISLATURE, OR IN A LOCAL MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE  BODY,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTED COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OFFICIALS.
   C.  ANY STATE AGENCY THAT ISSUES A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A PROJECT
 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR  IMPROVEMENT  OF
 FACILITIES  WITH  A  TOTAL  PROJECT  COST OF TEN MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE
 SHALL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE ISSUANCE OF  SUCH
 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH NOTIFICATION
 SHALL  BE MADE TO EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHOSE JURISDICTION INCLUDES, IN
 WHOLE OR IN PART, ANY TERRITORY LOCATED WITHIN THE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  OF
 THE  ZIP  CODE OR CODES IN WHICH SUCH PROJECT IS LOCATED. SUCH NOTIFICA-
 TION SHALL BE MADE BY SUCH STATE AGENCY TO  SUCH  ELECTED  OFFICIALS  BY
 EMAIL  AND  REGULAR  MAIL  AND SHALL BE MADE AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BEFORE
 SUCH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS ISSUED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the amendments made to section 139-k of the state finance law by section
 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04918-01-5

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