New York S 4717: Relates to the purchase of domestically produced personal protective equipment

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S04717 Summary:

BILL NOS04717 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORFAHY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §148, St Fin L; amd §2878-c, Pub Auth L

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Relates to the purchase of personal protective equipment and medical supplies produced or manufactured in the state of New York.

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BILL NOS04717 

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02/12/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4717

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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 and the public authorities law, in
 relation to the purchase of personal protective equipment and medical
 supplies produced or manufactured in the state of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 148 of the state finance
 2 law, as added by section 2 of part BB of chapter 55 of the laws of 2021,
 3 are amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all contracts over
 5 fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any department or
 6 agency of the state for the purchase of personal protective equipment or
 7 medical supplies shall require that the personal protective equipment or
 8 medical supply items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in
 9 the [United States] state of New York; and shall utilize, to the extent
 10 practicable, preferred sources in accordance with section one hundred
 11 sixty-two of the state finance law, for at least thirty percent of such
 12 personal protective equipment or medical supply items.
 13 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply if the head of the
 14 department or agency purchasing the personal protective equipment or
 15 medical supplies, in [his or her] the head's sole discretion, determines
 16 that such provisions would not be in the public interest; that obtaining
 17 such personal protective equipment or medical supplies produced or made
 18 in the state of New York or in the United States would increase the cost
 19 of the contract by an unreasonable amount; that such personal protective
 20 equipment or medical supplies cannot be produced or made in the state of
 21 New York or in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available
 22 quantities and of satisfactory quality or design to meet the depart-
 23 ment's or agency's requirements; or that purchasing personal protective
 24 equipment or medical supplies manufactured outside of the state of New

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02992-01-5

 S. 4717 2

 1 York or outside of the United States is necessary to avoid a delay in
 2 the delivery of critical services that could compromise the public
 3 welfare. In the event a New York state source or a preferred source is
 4 not able to supply personal protective equipment or medical supply
 5 items, any other personal protective equipment or medical supply items
 6 produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States may
 7 be utilized to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision.
 8 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 2878-c of the public authorities
 9 law, as added by section 3 of part BB of chapter 55 of the laws of 2021,
 10 are amended to read as follows:
 11 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all contracts over
 12 fifty thousand dollars in value made and awarded by any state authority
 13 for the purchase of personal protective equipment or medical supplies
 14 shall require that the personal protective equipment or medical supply
 15 items be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the [United
 16 States] state of New York; and shall utilize, to the extent practicable,
 17 preferred sources in accordance with section one hundred sixty-two of
 18 the state finance