New York A 8091: Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder

Status: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (as of 2026-06-03)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 8091

Sponsors: Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Dana Levenberg, Linda Rosenthal, MaryJane Shimsky, Emily Gallagher, Amy Paulin, John T. McDonald III, Jo Anne Simon, Sarahana Shrestha, Rebecca Kassay, Steven Raga, Khaleel Anderson, Michaelle C. Solages, Stefani Zinerman, Anna Kelles, Albert A. Stirpe, Harvey Epstein, Harry B. Bronson, Angelo Santabarbara, Jonathan Jacobson, Brian Cunningham, Rebecca Seawright, Chantel Jackson, Demond Meeks, Phara Souffrant Forrest

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A08091 Summary:

BILL NOA08091B

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SAME ASSAME AS S07638-B

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SPONSORPeoples-Stokes

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COSPNSRLevenberg, Rosenthal, Shimsky, Gallagher, Paulin, McDonald, Simon, Shrestha, Kassay, Raga,
 Anderson, Solages, Zinerman, Kelles, Stirpe, Epstein, Bronson, Santabarbara, Jacobson, Cunningham,
 Seawright, Jackson, Meeks, Forrest, Hevesi, Cruz, Sayegh, O'Pharrow, Cook, Steck, Lunsford,
 Schiavoni, Hooks

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §103, Gen Muni L

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Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.

Go to top A08091 Actions:

BILL NOA08091B

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04/25/2025referred to local governments

05/27/2025amend and recommit to local governments

05/27/2025print number 8091a

06/11/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/12/2025reported referred to rules

06/17/2025reported 

06/17/2025rules report cal.873

06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.873

06/17/2025substituted by s7638a

&nbspS07638 AMEND=B HINCHEY

&nbsp04/24/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp05/22/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp05/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 7638A

&nbsp05/28/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1836

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a8091a

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.873

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp01/08/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp01/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 7638B

&nbsp05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1628

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8091B

&nbsp&nbspA08091 AMEND=B Peoples-Stokes

&nbsp&nbsp04/25/2025referred to local governments

&nbsp&nbsp05/27/2025amend and recommit to local governments

&nbsp&nbsp05/27/2025print number 8091a

&nbsp&nbsp06/11/2025reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp&nbsp06/12/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025reported 

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025rules report cal.873

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.873

&nbsp&nbsp06/17/2025substituted by s7638a

&nbsp&nbsp&nbspS07638 AMEND=B HINCHEY

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.204

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 8091b

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7638B

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1628

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.204

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 8091b

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026passed assembly

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/01/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S7638B

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1628

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

Go to topA08091 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:24/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinExcusedWalshNay

RamosAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/17/2025AYE/NAY:21/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNa

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