Assembly Bill A7154

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to posting the names of individuals who are authorized to sign state contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-A7154 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §110, add §139-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10373

2025-A7154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to posting the names of individuals who are authorized to sign state contracts; eliminates unfavorable terms in state contracts.

2025-A7154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7154
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to posting the  names
   of  individuals  who are authorized to sign state contracts and elimi-
   nating unfavorable terms in state contracts

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 110 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  EACH  DEPARTMENT  THAT MAINTAINS A PUBLIC WEBSITE SHALL PUBLICLY
 POST AND MAINTAIN A WEBPAGE ON THAT WEBSITE SHOWING THE CURRENT LIST  OF
 THE  NAMES  OF  THE  INDIVIDUALS  WHOM  THE DEPARTMENT HAS AUTHORIZED TO
 EXECUTE CONTRACTS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH THE DEPARTMENT  HAS
 FILED  WITH THE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
 SUCH POSTING SHALL PROVIDE CLEAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF THOSE  INDIVID-
 UALS  WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OR
 THE STATE IS A PARTY.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 139-m to
 read as follows:
   § 139-M. TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CONTRACTS THAT  SHALL  BE  VOID.  THE
 FOLLOWING  TERMS OR CONDITIONS IN ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE
 OR ANY DEPARTMENT THEREOF SHALL BE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE:
   1. ANY TERM OR CONDITION THAT REQUIRES THE STATE OR THE DEPARTMENT  TO
 INDEMNIFY  OR  HOLD HARMLESS ANOTHER PERSON, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
 IZED BY LAW;
   2. ANY TERM OR CONDITION WHICH PURPORTS TO  RESERVE  A  RIGHT  TO  THE
 CONTRACTOR TO UNILATERALLY AMEND, REVISE, OR ADD TO THE TERMS AND CONDI-
 TIONS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE STATE OR THE DEPARTMENT;
   3.  ANY  TERM OR CONDITION BY WHICH THE STATE OR THE DEPARTMENT AGREES
 TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF ANOTHER PERSON FOR BODILY  INJURY,  DEATH,  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10994-01-5
 A. 7154                             2

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