New York S 4281: Requires database and reporting for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses

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S04281 Summary:

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Add §2808, Pub Auth L; add §315-a, Exec L

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Requires the creation of a database to track the issuance of contracts by public authorities and state agencies with minority and women-owned businesses.

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

03/25/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4281

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the executive law, in
 relation to database and reporting requirements for contracts with
 minority and women-owned businesses

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 2808 to read as follows:
 3 § 2808. Database and reporting requirements for contracts with minori-
 4 ty and women-owned businesses. Every state authority continued or
 5 created by this chapter or any other chapter of the laws of the state of
 6 New York shall create and maintain a database to track the issuance of
 7 contracts to minority and women-owned enterprises. For purposes of this
 8 section, a minority or women-owned business enterprise shall be defined
 9 as in section three hundred fourteen of the executive law. Every state
 10 authority continued or created by this chapter or any other chapter of
 11 the laws of the state of New York shall compile reports on the issuance
 12 of such contracts and the total number of contracts awarded. Such
 13 reports shall be filed on a yearly basis with the authorities, budget
 14 office, department of economic development, and office of minority and
 15 women-owned businesses and be displayed on the public authorities or
 16 public benefit corporation's website and the website of the authorities'
 17 budget office, provided, however that all proprietary information shall
 18 be kept offline.
 19 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 315-a to
 20 read as follows:
 21 § 315-a. Database and reporting requirements for contracts with minor-
 22 ity and women-owned businesses. All state agencies shall create and
 23 maintain a database to track the issuance of contracts to minority and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08030-01-5

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 1 women-owned enterprises. For purposes of this section, a minority or
 2 women-owned business enterprise shall be defined as in section three
 3 hundred fourteen of this article. State agencies shall compile reports
 4 on the issuance of such contracts and the total number of contracts
 5 awarded. Such reports shall be filed on a yearly basis with the depart-
 6 ment of economic development, office of minority and women-owned busi-
 7 nesses and be displayed on the state agencies' website, provided howev-
 8 er, all proprietary information shall be kept offline.
 9 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendment made to article
 11 15-A of the executive law by section two of this act shall not affect
 12 the expiration of such article and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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