NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7583

Senate Bill S7583

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Apr 23, 2025	referred to procurement and contracts

2025-S7583 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7243
Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §163, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S7100, A7075

2025-S7583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses, including construction services.

2025-S7583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7583

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to increasing the
state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive proc-
ess for certain commodities from certain businesses

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To increase the State's discretionary spending threshold to $1.5 million
for non-competitive contracts and includes construction.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state of the state finance
law as amended by section 28 of part PP of chapter 56 and chapter to
increase the 572 of the laws of 2022, discretionary buying threshold to
$1 million and includes construction.

Section 2 Sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This increase in discretionary spending by state agencies allows minori-
ty and women-owned businesses the opportunity to bid on contracts with-
out the financial and laborious burdens that come with following a
formal bidding process.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after the effective date
of section 28 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 takes effect;
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.  Effective imme-
diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.

2025-S7583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7583
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  increasing  the
   state  discretionary  buying  threshold  without  a formal competitive
   process for certain commodities from certain businesses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as
 amended by chapter 110 of the laws  of  2024,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established
 by the state procurement council:
   (a)  the  commissioner  may  purchase services and commodities for the
 office of general services or its  customer  agencies  serviced  by  the
 office  of  general  services  business services center in an amount not
 exceeding eighty-five thousand  dollars  without  a  formal  competitive
 process;
   (b)  state agencies may purchase services and commodities in an amount
 not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive  proc-
 ess;
   (c)  state  agencies  may  purchase commodities or services, INCLUDING
 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, from small business concerns, or  commodities  or
 technology  that are recycled or remanufactured in an amount not exceed-
 ing ONE MILLION five hundred thousand dollars without a  formal  compet-
 itive process;
   (d)  state  agencies  may  purchase commodities or services from those
 certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law and article
 three of the veterans' services law in an  amount  not  exceeding  seven
 hundred fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; and
   (e)  state  agencies may purchase commodities that are food, including
 milk and milk products,  or  animal  or  plant  fiber  products,  grown,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11072-01-5

 S. 7583                             2
 
 produced,  harvested, or processed in New York state or textile products
 manufactured from animal or plant fiber grown or produced  predominantly
 in  New  York  state  in  an  amount  not to exceed two hundred thousand
 dollars without a formal competitive process.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; 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 there-
 with. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 date.

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