New York A 7243: Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses

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A07243 Summary:

BILL NOA07243 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07583

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SPONSORBichotte Hermelyn

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COSPNSRLunsford

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §163, St Fin L

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Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses, including construction services.

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BILL NOA07243 

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03/21/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7243

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to increasing the
 state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive
 process for certain commodities from certain businesses

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as
 2 amended by chapter 110 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established
 5 by the state procurement council:
 6 (a) the commissioner may purchase services and commodities for the
 7 office of general services or its customer agencies serviced by the
 8 office of general services business services center in an amount not
 9 exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without a formal competitive
 10 process;
 11 (b) state agencies may purchase services and commodities in an amount
 12 not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive proc-
 13 ess;
 14 (c) state agencies may purchase commodities or services, including
 15 construction services, from small business concerns, or commodities or
 16 technology that are recycled or remanufactured in an amount not exceed-
 17 ing one million five hundred thousand dollars without a formal compet-
 18 itive process;
 19 (d) state agencies may purchase commodities or services from those
 20 certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law and article
 21 three of the veterans' services law in an amount not exceeding seven
 22 hundred fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; and
 23 (e) state agencies may purchase commodities that are food, including
 24 milk and milk products, or animal or plant fiber products, grown,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11072-01-5

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 1 produced, harvested, or processed in New York state or textile products
 2 manufactured from animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly
 3 in New York state in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand
 4 dollars without a formal competitive process.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 163
 7 of the state finance law made by section one of this act shall not
 8 affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed there-
 9 with. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 10 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 11 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 12 date.

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