New York S 7837: Establishes the buy American, buy union grant program and the buy American, buy union grant fund

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S07837 Summary:

BILL NOS07837 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09271

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SPONSORRYAN C

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COSPNSRGONZALEZ, PALUMBO, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB, WEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 23 §§450 - 457, Ec Dev L; add §98-e, St Fin L

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Establishes the buy American, buy union grant program and the buy American, buy union grant fund for the purpose of providing grants to municipal subdivisions to reimburse such municipal subdivisions for the costs of procuring consumer or commercial vehicles which are union-made.

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BILL NOS07837 

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

04/29/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7837

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel-
 opment and Small Business

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law and the state finance law,
 in relation to establishing the buy American, buy union grant program
 and the buy American, buy union grant fund

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 23 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 23
 4 BUY AMERICAN, BUY UNION GRANT PROGRAM
 5 Section 450. Definitions.
 6 451. Establishment of program.
 7 452. Operation of program.
 8 453. Application.
 9 454. Limitations.
 10 455. Determination.
 11 456. Reports.
 12 457. Rules and regulations.
 13 § 450. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms
 14 shall have the following meanings:
 15 1. (a) "Bus" shall mean:
 16 (i) a motor vehicle designed to transport sixteen or more passengers,
 17 including the driver; or
 18 (ii) a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, limousine or personal
 19 vehicle designed to transport not more than fifteen passengers, includ-
 20 ing the driver, and used for the transportation of persons for compen-
 21 sation.
 22 (b) "Bus" shall not include a vehicle used in a ridesharing arrange-
 23 ment.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11958-01-5

 S. 7837 2

 1 2. "Business entity" shall mean a corporation, partnership, limited
 2 liability company, business trust, association, estate, trust, founda-
 3 tion or similar entity.
 4 3. "Fund" shall mean the "buy American, buy union grant fund" estab-
 5 lished pursuant to section ninety-eight-e of the state finance law.
 6 4. (a) "Labor organization" shall mean any organization of any kind,
 7 or any agency or employee representation committee or plan in which
 8 employees participate, and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in
 9 part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes,
 10 wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work, but
 11 shall not include any labor organization which, by ritualistic practice,
 12 constitutional or state law proscription, tacit agreement among its
 13 members, or otherwise, denies a person or persons membership in its
 14 organization on account of race, creed, color, or political affiliation.
 15 (b) "Labor organization" shall not include an organization in which
 16 more than one-half of the employees of the organization are owners,
 17 officers or executives of such organization.
 18 5. "Passenger car" shall mean a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle,
 19 designed primarily for the transportation of persons and designed for
 20 carrying no more than fifteen passengers, including the driver, and
 21 primarily used for the transportation of persons. "Passenger car" shall
 22 include motor vehicles which are designed with seats that may be readily
 23 removed and reinstalled, but does not include such vehicles if used
 24 primarily for the transportation of property.
 25 6. "Procure" shall mean to acquire by purchase, lea