New York S 1255: Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel

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S01255 Summary:

BILL NOS01255 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04434

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §165-b, St Fin L; add §423-d, R & SS L

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Relates to purchasing restrictions on persons boycotting Israel and the investment of certain public funds in companies boycotting Israel; requires the commissioner of general services to compile a list of companies boycotting Israel; establishes that such companies will be considered non-responsive bidders.

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BILL NOS01255 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1255

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, RHOADS -- 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 purchasing
 restrictions on persons boycotting Israel; and to amend the retirement
 and social security law, in relation to the investment of certain
 public funds in companies boycotting Israel

 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
 2 165-b to read as follows:
 3 § 165-b. Purchasing restrictions; persons boycotting Israel. 1. As
 4 used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:
 5 (a) "Boycott Israel" or "boycott activities" means engaging in actions
 6 that are intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or otherwise
 7 limit commercial relations with the State of Israel or companies based
 8 in the State of Israel or in territories controlled by the State of
 9 Israel.
 10 (b) "Boycott Israel" or "boycott activities" do not include actions
 11 necessary to comply with applicable law in the business's home jurisdic-
 12 tion.
 13 (c) "Person" means:
 14 (i) A corporation, company, limited liability company, business, busi-
 15 ness association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovern-
 16 mental entity, organization, or group.
 17 (ii) Any successor, subunit, parent entity, or subsidiary of, or any
 18 entity under common ownership or control with, any entity described in
 19 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
 20 2. (a) A person that is identified on a list created pursuant to para-
 21 graph (b) of this subdivision as a person that boycotts Israel as
 22 described in subdivision one of this section, shall not be deemed a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03059-01-5

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 1 responsive bidder or offerer pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three
 2 of this article.
 3 (b) (i) Not later than one hundred twenty days after the effective
 4 date of this section, the commissioner shall develop or contract to
 5 develop, using credible information available to the public, including
 6 but not limited to information provided by non-profit organizations,
 7 research firms, international organizations and government entities, a
 8 list of persons it determines boycott Israel as described in subdivision
 9 one of this section. If the commissioner has contracted to develop the
 10 list, the list shall be finally developed not later than one hundred
 11 twenty days after this section shall take effect. Such list, when
 12 completed, shall be posted on the website of the office of general
 13 services. A statement by a person or representative of a person with
 14 apparent authority to make such a statement, that it is participating in
 15 a boycott of Israel, or that it has initiated a boycott in response to a
 16 request for a boycott of Israel, shall be considered as evidence that a
 17 company is participating in a boycott of Israel.
 18 (ii) The commissioner shall update the list every one hundred eighty
 19 days.
 20 (iii) Before finalizing an initial list pursuant to subparagraph (i)
 21 of this paragraph or an updated list pursuant to subparagraph (ii)