New York S 373: Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in certain contracts entered into by the state or a municipality

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S00373 Summary:

BILL NOS00373 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00409

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, MAY, RAMOS, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §11-a, UDC Act; add §149, St Fin L; add §99-aa, Gen Muni L; add §107, Ec Dev L

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Prohibits confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions from inclusion in contracts pertaining to economic development, entered into by the state or a municipality or any party negotiating on behalf of such governmental entity.

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BILL NOS00373 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.313

02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2025PASSED SENATE

02/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

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

01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.118

01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/04/2026PASSED SENATE

02/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/05/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 373

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, COMRIE, MAY, RAMOS, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the urban development corporation act, the state finance
 law, the general municipal law and the economic development law, in
 relation to prohibiting confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions
 from inclusion in certain contracts entered into by the state or a
 municipality

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
 2 the urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a new
 3 section 11-a to read as follows:
 4 § 11-a. Non-disclosure agreements; prohibitions. Notwithstanding any
 5 other provision of law to the contrary, no agreement or contract entered
 6 into by the state or any instrumentality thereof, any party negotiating
 7 on behalf of such governmental entity, any municipality or public corpo-
 8 ration for projects, including but not limited to tax incentives,
 9 payments in lieu of taxes, tax abatements, bonds, notes, loans, grants
 10 or rebates, shall contain any provision, clause or language that
 11 provides that the contract or agreement or any of its terms are confi-
 12 dential or that the parties to the agreement or contract are prohibited
 13 from disclosing, discussing, describing or commenting upon the terms of
 14 the agreement or contract.
 15 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 149 to
 16 read as follows:
 17 § 149. Non-disclosure agreements; prohibitions. Notwithstanding any
 18 other provision of law to the contrary, no agreement or contract entered
 19 into by the state or any state agency or public authority for economic
 20 development, or any party negotiating on behalf of such governmental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00825-01-5

 S. 373 2

 1 entity, including but not limited to tax incentives, payments in lieu of
 2 taxes, tax abatements, bonds, notes, loans, grants or rebates, shall
 3 contain any provision, clause or language that provides that the
 4 contract or agreement or any of its terms are confidential or that the
 5 parties to the agreement or contract are prohibited from disclosing,
 6 discussing, describing or commenting upon the terms of the agreement or
 7 contract.
 8 § 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 9 99-aa to read as follows:
 10 § 99-aa. Non-disclosure agreements; prohibitions. Notwithstanding any
 11 other provision of law to the contrary, no agreement or contract entered
 12 into by a municipal corporation, political subdivision, any party nego-
 13 tiating on behalf of such governmen