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NY A05425

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sam Berger

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • State agencies, municipalities, and public authorities must award building materials contracts to bidders offering North American-made products when the bid is within 10% of the lowest price or best value offer

  • Covered building materials include plumbing fixtures, flooring, lumber, exterior windows, exterior doors, and facades

  • "North American-made" requires at least 75% of the total value of materials, components, hardware, and labor to be sourced from the United States, Canada, or Mexico

  • Affordable housing projects receiving at least 30% public funding with construction costs over $5 million must also comply with these North American procurement requirements

  • Persons who fraudulently label products as "Made in North America" or misrepresent product origin face debarment from state contracts

Legislative Description

Enacts the "New York State buy North American act" which requires the state, municipalities, public authorities and covered affordable housing projects to award contracts for the supply of manufactured products used in building projects to bidders who produce such manufactured products used in building projects primarily in North America; defines terms; makes related provisions.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations2/14/2025

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