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NY A08673
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Glick
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AI Summary
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Prohibits New York state agencies and authorities from purchasing tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products unless they are secondary (recycled) materials, removing previous exceptions for "sustained, managed forests" and cost considerations
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Requires state contractors supplying covered tropical forest-risk products (palm oil, beef, coffee, cocoa, wood pulp, paper) to certify their products do not contain commodities from land deforested after January 1, 2023, with large contractors ($100+ million revenue) required to adopt public tropical forest policies
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Creates temporary exemptions for the MTA's use of ekki wood for railroad ties (until 2031, extendable to 2036) and NYC ferry/bridge use of greenheart wood (until 2034, extendable to 2039), with required transition plans and annual progress reports
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Establishes penalties for violations including contract voiding and fines of $1,000 or 20% of the violating product's value, with provisions for small/medium businesses and minority/women-owned enterprises to receive up to 10% bidding preference
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Creates the Supply Chain Transparency Assistance Program through the Department of Economic Development to provide technical assistance, best practices, and resources to help small, medium, and minority/women-owned businesses achieve transparent, ethical, and sustainable supply chains
Legislative Description
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026