New York S 6294: Requires an annual report on state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises

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S06294 Summary:

BILL NOS06294A

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SAME ASSAME AS A07121-A

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §313-b, Exec L

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Requires an annual report on state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises detailing expenditure totals and percentages and whether agency MWBE participation goals were achieved.

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BILL NOS06294A

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/28/2026PRINT NUMBER 6294A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6294--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
 of minority and women's business development to prepare and release an
 annual report on state agency utilization; and providing for the
 repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 313-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 313-b. Annual minority and women-owned business enterprise utiliza-
 4 tion report. 1. The division of minority and women's business develop-
 5 ment shall prepare and release on its website an annual report concern-
 6 ing state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business
 7 enterprises pursuant to this article. The report shall be based on actu-
 8 al payments or expenditures, to the extent such data is available, and
 9 shall measure each agency's utilization of certified minority and
 10 women-owned business enterprises against applicable participation goals
 11 established pursuant to this article.
 12 2. The report required by this section may include aggregate informa-
 13 tion concerning utilization by minority-owned business enterprises,
 14 women-owned business enterprises, and minority and women-owned business
 15 enterprises across major industry categories, provided that such infor-
 16 mation shall be reported in a manner consistent with this article and
 17 any applicable state or federal law.
 18 3. For each agency, the report shall state the following:
 19 (a) the total dollar amount of the agency's M/WBE-eligible spending;
 20 (b) the total amount of the agency's actual M/WBE spending;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10437-03-6

 S. 6294--A 2

 1 (c) the percentage of eligible spending represented by actual payments
 2 made to certified minority and women-owned business enterprises;
 3 (d) whether the agency met, exceeded, or failed to meet its applicable
 4 minority and women-owned business enterprise participation goals;
 5 (e) the nature of the majority of the spending, specifying whether the
 6 spending was for construction services, construction-related services,
 7 non-construction services, commodities or professional services; and
 8 (f) Where such data is available, a comparison of the agency's prior
 9 fiscal year actual spending amount with the amounts spent by the agency
 10 during the three previous fiscal years, noting the increase or decrease
 11 from year to year.
 12 4. The division may consult with the office of the state comptroller
 13 and any other state agency as necessary to obtain contract, payment, or
 14 expenditure data relevant to the preparation of the report.
 15 5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the disclo-
 16 sure of confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected information.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 18 the date upon which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
 19 the provisions of section 313-b of th