Senate Bill S5858

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Exempts the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency

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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
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§163 & 112, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8062
2023-2024: S5175

2025-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts the review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws during a state disaster emergency.

2025-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5858
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 exempting the
   review of certain contracts from suspension of certain laws  during  a
   state disaster emergency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 163 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY
 UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO EXTEND  THE  SUSPEN-
 SION OF LAWS BEYOND THIRTY DAYS.
   §  2.  Section 112 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,   THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY
 UNDER SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO EXTEND  THE  SUSPEN-
 SION OF LAWS BEYOND THIRTY DAYS.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made  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.
                                                            LBD08372-01-5

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