New York A 2237: Enacts the "access to public services for non-English speakers act"

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A02237 Summary:

BILL NOA02237 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03259

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SPONSORRajkumar

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COSPNSRAlvarez, Lemondes, Brown K, Stern, Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §163-e, St Fin L; add §103-h, Gen Muni L

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Aligns state and local procurement laws with federal law prohibiting the procurement of certain information and communications technology and electronic parts or products which are determined to pose a risk to state and national security.

Go to top A02237 Actions:

BILL NOA02237 

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01/15/2025referred to governmental operations

03/11/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/29/2025reported referred to rules

06/04/2025reported 

06/04/2025rules report cal.377

06/04/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.377

06/17/2025substituted by s3259

&nbspS03259 AMEND= COONEY

&nbsp01/24/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

&nbsp03/18/20251ST REPORT CAL.558

&nbsp03/19/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp03/20/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/17/2025substituted for a2237

&nbsp06/17/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.377

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.683

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.63

Go to topA02237 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:03/11/2025AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:34/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2025AYE/NAY:20/8 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithExcused

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA02237 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA02237 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2237

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR, ALVAREZ, LEMONDES, K. BROWN, STERN --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in
 relation to prohibiting procurement of certain technology that poses
 security threats

 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. Restriction on purchasing certain technology which poses a
 4 security threat. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of
 5 law, the state and any department, bureau, board, commission, authority,
 6 and any other agency or instrumentality of the state shall not enter
 7 into or renew any contract or agreement to procure information and
 8 communications technology, including hardware, systems, devices, soft-
 9 ware, or services that include embedded or incidental information tech-
 10 nology, which are prohibited from federal procurement pursuant to
 11 section 889 of Public Law 115-232 of 2018.
 12 (b) The term "information and communications technology" means:
 13 (i) information technology, as defined in section 11101 of title 40;
 14 (ii) information systems, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502; and
 15 (iii) telecommunications equi