New York A 3662: Requires the purchase of personal protective equipment and medical supplies produced or manufactured in the state of New York in certain circumstances

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A03662 Summary:

BILL NOA03662 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDurso

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COSPNSRAngelino, McDonough, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §148, add §148-a, St Fin L; amd §2878-c, add §2878-cc, Pub Auth L; amd §§28 & 22, Exec L

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Requires all contracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any department, agency or authority of the state for the purchase of personal protective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the personal protective equipment or medical supply items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the state of New York during the existence of a disaster emergency involving an epidemic, pandemic or similar disease outbreak.

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BILL NOA03662 

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01/29/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3662

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the public authorities law and
 the executive law, in relation to requiring the purchase of personal
 protective equipment and medical supplies produced or manufactured in
 the state of New York in certain circumstances

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

 1 Section 1. Section 148 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this section or any other
 4 law, rule or regulation, the provisions of this section shall not apply
 5 to contracts involving personal protective equipment and medical
 6 supplies during the existence of a state disaster emergency under
 7 circumstances described in section one hundred forty-eight-a of this
 8 article requiring the purchase of personal protective equipment and
 9 medical supplies produced or manufactured in New York.
 10 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 148-a to
 11 read as follows:
 12 § 148-a. Contracts involving personal protective equipment and medical
 13 supplies; state disaster emergency. 1. Notwithstanding any contrary
 14 provision of section one hundred forty-eight of this article or any
 15 other law, rule or regulation, during the existence of a state disaster
 16 emergency, as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this
 17 section, all contracts over fifty thousand dollars in value made and
 18 awarded by any department or agency of the state for the purchase of
 19 personal protective equipment or medical supplies shall require that the
 20 personal protective equipment or medical supply items be produced or
 21 made in whole or substantial part in the state of New York.
 22 2. For purposes of this section:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02461-01-5

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 1 (a) "state disaster emergency" shall have the same meaning as defined
 2 in paragraph b of subdivision two of section twenty of the executive
 3 law, provided, however, such disasters shall be limited to those involv-
 4 ing an epidemic, pandemic or similar disease outbreak.
 5 (b) "personal protective equipment" means all equipment worn to mini-
 6 mize exposure to medical hazards, including gloves, masks, face shields,
 7 eye protection, respirators, medical hair and shoe coverings, and
 8 disposable gowns and aprons.
 9 (c) "medical supplies" means materials necessary to respond to health
 10 emergencies or pandemics, including and without limitation ventilators,
 11 medical test kits, and vaccines.
 12 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the head of the
 13 department or agency purchasing the personal protective equipment or
 14 medical supplies, in their sole discretion, determines that such
 15 provisions would not be in the public interest; that obtaining such
 16 personal protective equipment or medical supplies produced or ma