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NY A07150
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Requires contracting agencies to submit quarterly reports (instead of periodic/annual) on minority and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) participation, including number of contracts awarded, dollar amounts obligated, and total expenditures
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Mandates contractors submit utilization plans and equal employment opportunity programs at the time bids are submitted, rather than after bid opening
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Establishes specific violations including using MWBE names through deceit to negotiate lower bids, submitting false good faith effort documentation, and failing to provide MWBEs with sufficient information to prepare bids
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Requires the director to impose sanctions, penalties, or fines on any individual or entity with three or more violations within five years, including potential five-year bars from state contracting
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Allows performance and payment bonds to be waived for contracts under $500,000 when awarded to small business concerns or minority/women-owned business concerns, up from current thresholds of $100,000-$200,000
Legislative Description
Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women-owned business enterprises; requires quarterly reports from contracting agencies; addresses consequences if contracting agency fails to comply with reporting requirements; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026