New York S 6576: Establishes procurement goals for New York state food products purchased by state agencies

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S06576 Summary:

BILL NOS06576 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, HELMING, MAY, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WALCZYK, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §163-e, amd §165, St Fin L

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Establishes procurement goals that certain percentages of all food and food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products.

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BILL NOS06576 

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1010

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/21/2025PASSED SENATE

05/21/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/22/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6576

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, HELMING, MAY, MURRAY, ROLISON, 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 establishing
 procurement goals for the purchase of New York state food products by
 state agencies

 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
 2 163-e to read as follows:
 3 § 163-e. Procurement goals for New York state food products. 1. For
 4 the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 5 ing meanings:
 6 (a) "New York state food product" shall mean a food item that is:
 7 (i) grown, harvested, or produced in this state; or
 8 (ii) processed inside or outside this state comprising over fifty-one
 9 percent agricultural raw materials grown, harvested, or produced in this
 10 state, by weight or volume.
 11 (b) "State agency" shall mean any agency or department over which the
 12 governor has executive authority, including all offices and divisions
 13 thereof, as well as all public authorities for which the governor
 14 appoints the chair, the chief executive, or the majority of board
 15 members, including all offices and divisions thereof, except for the
 16 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. State agency shall include
 17 the state university of New York and the city university of New York.
 18 2. (a) In order to create, strengthen, and expand local farm and food
 19 economies throughout New York, all state agencies annually spending an
 20 amount exceeding fifty thousand dollars on food or food products shall
 21 set percentage goals for New York state food products purchased yearly
 22 and if a state agency spends an amount greater than or equal to two
 23 million dollars annually on food or food products then:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10834-01-5

 S. 6576 2

 1 (i) on or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-six, at
 2 least fifteen percent of all food and food products purchased by such
 3 state agency shall be New York state food products;
 4 (ii) on or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, at
 5 least twenty percent of all food and food products purchased by such
 6 state agency shall be New York state food products;
 7 (iii) on or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-eight,
 8 at least twenty-five percent of all food and food products purchased by
 9 such state agency shall be New York state food products; and
 10 (iv) on or before December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-nine and
 11 thereafter, at least thirty percent of all food and food products
 12 purchased by such state agency shall be New York state food products.
 13 (b) To meet the goal set forth in this subdivision, when a state agen-
 14 cy's contract for the purchase of food or food products is to be awarded
 15 to the lowest responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder who will
 16 fulfill the contract through th