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NY S00900

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Monica Martinez

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes the timing of good faith deposit requirements for municipal bond sales, requiring only the successful bidder to submit a deposit rather than all bidders as a condition of bid consideration

  • Allows municipalities, school districts, and district corporations to optionally retain the prior requirement of deposits from all bidders as a condition precedent to considering their bids

  • Maintains the minimum deposit requirement of at least one-half of one percent of the bond amount being bid upon

  • Permits deposits in the form of certified or cashier's check, cash via wire transfer, eligible surety bond, or eligible letter of credit

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Relates to the delivery of the good faith deposit following award of the bonds to the successful bidder; provides that a municipality, school district or district corporation may require that such deposit be made as a condition precedent to the consideration of a bid for the bonds.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government1/7/2026
Finance2/25/2025
Local Government1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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