New York A 8294: Relates to reciprocity between the state and New York city for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business enterprises

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A08294 Summary:

BILL NOA08294 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00267

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SPONSORSeptimo

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §314, Exec L

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Authorizes the director of the division of minority and women's business development and the mayor of the city of New York to enter into a memorandum of understanding to allow reciprocity between the state and New York City for businesses that are certified as minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Go to top A08294 Actions:

BILL NOA08294 

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05/12/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

06/04/2026reported 

06/04/2026rules report cal.491

06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.491

06/04/2026substituted by s267

&nbspS00267 AMEND= SANDERS

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp05/18/20261ST REPORT CAL.1153

&nbsp05/19/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/20/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/28/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a8294

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.491

&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

Go to topA08294 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecExcused

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA08294 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08294 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8294

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to reciprocal minority
 and women-owned business enterprise certification

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 2-a of section 314 of
 2 the executive law, as amended by chapter 96 of the laws of 2019, subpar-
 3 agraph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of
 4 2022, are amended to read as follows:
 5 (a) The director shall establish a procedure [enabling] requiring the
 6 office to accept New York municipal corporation certification verifica-
 7 tion for minority and women-owned business enterprise applicants in lieu
 8 of requiring the applicant to complete the state certification process
 9 separately. [The] Any municipal corporation that chooses to use such
 10 procedure shall first enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding
 11 acceptance of such municipal corporation certification verification with
 12 the office, and the director shall promulgate rules and regulations to
 13 set forth criteria for the acceptance of municipal corporation certif-
 14 ication. [All eligible municipal corporation certifications] An appli-
 15 cant certified in lieu of completing the state certification process
 16 separately pursuant to this section shall [require] meet the definition
 17 of a minority-owned business [enterprises seeking certification to meet
 18 the following standards:
 19 (i) have at least fifty-one percent ownership by a minority] enter-
 20 prise or a women-owned business enterprise [and be owned by United
 21 States citizens or permanent residen