New York S 8851: Relates to prohibitions on the use of certain tropical hardwoods for state contracts

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S08851 Summary:

BILL NOS08851 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09598

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRCOONEY, MAY, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON,
 KAVANAGH, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §165, St Fin L

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Requires that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains.

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BILL NOS08851 

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01/09/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1212

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9598

&nbspA09598 AMEND= Glick

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to governmental operations

&nbsp04/21/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/28/2026reported 

&nbsp04/30/2026advanced to third reading cal.422

&nbsp05/13/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/13/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/13/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8851

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1212

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8851

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2026
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 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, COONEY, MAY, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE,
 FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, SALAZAR,
 SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Procurement and Contracts

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibitions on
 the use of certain tropical hardwoods for state contracts

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs b, c, d and e of subdivision 1 of section 165 of
 2 the state finance law, as added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, are
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 b. (i) "Tropical hardwood" shall mean any and all hardwood, scientif-
 5 ically classified as angiosperm, that grows in any tropical [moist]
 6 forest. Tropical hardwoods shall [be] include but not be limited to the
 7 following species:
 8 Scientific Name Examples of Common [Name]
 9 Names
 10 Prunus africana African cherry, Red stinkwood
 11 Caryocar costaricense Ajo, Aji
 12 Calophyllum spp. Bintangor
 13 Cedrela spp. Cedar
 14 Neobalanocarpus heimii, Chengal
 15 Balanocarpus heimii
 16 Octomeles sumatrana Miq. Erima, benuang
 17 Myroxylon balsamum Estoraque
 18 Apuleia leiocarpa Garapa
 19 Parastemon urophyllus, Parastemon Malas
 20 spicatus Ridley
 21 Hopea spp. Merawan
 22 Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle, Chilean pine
 23 Pterocarpus tinctorius Mukula
 24 Senna siamea Siamese senna
 25 Pometia pinata Taun

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14124-03-5

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 1 Milletia leucantha Kurz Thinwin
 2 Bulnesia arborea, Bulnesia Verawood, Argentine lignum
 3 sarmientoi vitae
 4 Tristaniopsis laurina Water gum
 5 Terminalia spp.
 6 Homalium foetidum Malas
 7 Dillenia papuana Dillenia
 8 Canarium spp. Red Canarium, Grey Canarium
 9 Burkrella macropoda Rang rang
 10 Octomeles sumatrana Erima, Benuang
 11 Dracontomelon dao New Guinea walnut
 12 Planchonella spp. White Planchonella, Red
 13 Planchonella
 14 Lophopetalum spp. Perupok
 15 Carinian pyriformis Abarco, Jequitiba
 16 Mitragyna ciliate Abura
 17 Vouacapous americana Acapu
 18 Amburana caerensis Amburana, Cerejeira
 19 Dalbergia melanoxylon African Blackwood
 20 Lovoa spp. African Walnut, Tigerwood
 21 Pericopsis elata [Afrormosis] Afrormosia
 22 [Shorea almon] [Almon]
 23 Aspidosperma megalocarpon Acaretto
 24 Peltogyne spp. Amaranth, purpleheart
 25 Terminalia amazonia Amarillo Real
 26 [Guibourtis] Guibourtia ehie Amazaque
 27 Amburana cearensis Amburana, Cerejeira, cumare
 28 Pterogyne nitens Amendoim
 29 Carapa guianensis Andiroba, False Mahogany
 30 Dicorynia guianensis Angilique Cris
 31 [Aningeris] Aningeria spp. Aningeria