New York A 6315: Relates to requiring public disclosure of media contracts

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A06315 Summary:

BILL NOA06315 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWoerner

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Add §136-e, St Fin L

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Requires the comptroller to maintain a non-aggregated compilation of all print publications, digital platforms, television stations, radio stations, or other media where such advertisements, marketing or informational items were placed on behalf of any state entity.

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BILL NOA06315 

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03/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6315

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring public
 disclosure of media contracts

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

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 136-e to read as follows:
 3 § 136-e. Public disclosure of media contracts. 1. Any media or market-
 4 ing company, agency or contractor providing contractual services to the
 5 state valued at five hundred thousand dollars or more and working with
 6 any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of
 7 the state to provide advertising or marketing services shall provide to
 8 the comptroller an itemized list of all print publications, digital
 9 platforms, television stations, radio stations, or other media where
 10 such advertisements, marketing or informational items were placed by
 11 such companies, agencies or contractors on behalf of any such state
 12 entity. Such list shall also include the amount paid to each such media
 13 platform on an annual basis and any other information the comptroller
 14 may require for the purpose of identifying media services provided to
 15 the state by non-state entities.
 16 2. Each department, division, board, bureau, commission or other agen-
 17 cy of the state that receives services from any media or marketing
 18 company, agency or contractor shall annually, on or before January
 19 first, submit to the comptroller all information required pursuant to
 20 this section in a manner specified by the comptroller to facilitate the
 21 publication requirements of subdivision four of this section.
 22 3. Each department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other
 23 agency of the state that directly contracts for services on any media
 24 platform listed in subdivision one of this section shall provide a list
 25 of such media and the amount paid to each media platform for advertising

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10268-01-5

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 1 or marketing services to the comptroller annually, on or before January
 2 first of each year, and any other information the comptroller may
 3 require for the purpose of identifying advertising and marketing
 4 services provided to the state by non-state entities.
 5 4. The comptroller shall maintain a non-aggregated compilation of all
 6 information provided pursuant to subdivisions one, two and three of this
 7 section in a public record available for inspection and updated at least
 8 annually on a website designated by the comptroller for the purpose of
 9 public access. The comptroller shall issue an annual public report by
 10 agency on the number and cost of such media services placed by region
 11 and by type of media platform.
 12 5. The comptroller shall promulgate any rules and regulations neces-
 13 sary for the implementation of this section.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 16 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 17 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 18 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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