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A10970 Summary:

BILL NOA10970 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORValdez

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §139-n, St Fin L

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Provides that no affected state entity or public retirement system shall take any boycott-based adverse action or compile, maintain or publish any list of persons or entities for purposes of such action unless expressly authorized by the legislature.

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BILL NOA10970 

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04/14/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10970

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 14, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to boycott-based
 adverse actions by affected state entities and public retirement
 systems

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. Divestment of public funds, or
 2 precluding entities from contracting with the state, based on partic-
 3 ipation in a political boycott carries significant economic, political
 4 and constitutional implications. Such decisions are the province of the
 5 legislature, and not appropriately accomplished by unilateral executive
 6 action.
 7 Executive Order 157, issued June 5, 2016, directed state agencies and
 8 authorities to divest public funds from and exclude from state contract-
 9 ing entities identified as participating in the Boycott, Divestment and
 10 Sanctions ("BDS") movement. This action was taken outside of the deli-
 11 berative processes through which such consequential policy judgements
 12 should be made.
 13 The legislature takes no position on the merits of any political
 14 boycott. It acts solely to restore the proper constitutional order
 15 under which the legislature authorizes the use of public investment and
 16 procurement power for political or economic purposes.
 17 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 139-n to
 18 read as follows:
 19 § 139-n. Boycott-based adverse actions by affected state entities and
 20 public retirement systems. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this
 21 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 22 (a) "Political boycott" means a collective, organized refusal to
 23 purchase goods, utilize services, or engage in social or economic
 24 relations with a business, nation or organization to demand political,
 25 social or policy change.
 26 (b) "Affected state entity" means (i) all agencies and departments
 27 over which the governor has executive authority, and (ii) all public-be-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15472-01-6

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 1 nefit corporations, public authorities, boards and commissions for which
 2 the governor appoints the chair, the chief executive or the majority of
 3 board members.
 4 (c) "Public retirement system" means the New York state and local
 5 retirement system, the New York state teachers' retirement system and
 6 any other public pension or retirement fund administered by the state
 7 comptroller or any other state official or body.
 8 (d) "Boycott-based adverse action" means any action to (i) divest or
 9 cause divestiture of public retirement system or affected state entity
 10 funds from any security or investment; (ii) deny, terminate or decline
 11 to renew a state contract; or (iii) disqualify any person or entity from
 12 bidding on a state contract, where such action is based on such person's
 13 or entity's participation in, promotion of or support for a political
 14 boycott.
 15 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule, executive order or regulation to the
 16 contrary, no affected state entity or public retirement system shall
 17 take any boycott-based adverse action or compile, maintain or publish
 18 any list of persons or entities for purposes of such action unless
 19 expressly authorized by the legislature. No executive order, administra-
 20 tive rule, regulation or guidance sha