Senate Bill S1147A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires legislative approval of any contract between a corporation and New York state that would require the relocation of 75 or more employees across county lines

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S1147 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6633
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-337, Gen Ob L; amd §112, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S399, A1036
2011-2012: S1165, A900
2015-2016: S2125, A3047

2013-S1147 - Summary

Requires comptroller and legislative approval of any contract between a corporation and New York state that would require the relocation of 75 or more employees across county lines.

2013-S1147 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1147 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1147

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. BRESLIN, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law and the state  finance  law,
  in relation to imposing certain contractual obligations upon the state

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general obligations law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 5-337 to read as follows:
  S  5-337. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THE LEGISLATURE
REQUIRED.  EVERY  UNDERTAKING  OR  PROMISE,  WHETHER  WRITTEN  OR  ORAL,
EXPRESSED  OR  IMPLIED,  CONSTITUTING  OR  CONTAINED, IN ANY CONTRACT OR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION,
WHICH INVOLVES THE RELOCATION ACROSS COUNTY  LINES  OF  SEVENTY-FIVE  OR
MORE  PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES OR A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE PERFORMING A PUBLIC FUNCTION SHALL BE    NULL  AND  VOID  UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY  (A) THE COMPTROLLER AND (B) THE STATE LEGISLA-
TURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED, IN THAT ORDER.
  S  2. Subdivision 2 of section 112 of the state finance law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) BEFORE ANY CONTRACT MADE FOR, OR BY ANY STATE AGENCY,  DEPARTMENT,
BOARD,  OFFICER,  COMMISSION  OR INSTITUTION SHALL BE EXECUTED OR BECOME
EFFECTIVE,  WHENEVER  SUCH   CONTRACT   INVOLVES   THE   RELOCATION   OF
SEVENTY-FIVE  OR  MORE  STATE EMPLOYEES, OR SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE PRIVATE
SECTOR EMPLOYEES PERFORMING A PUBLIC  FUNCTION  OR  ANY  COMBINATION  OF
SEVENTY-FIVE  OR  MORE  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES PERFORMING A PUBLIC
FUNCTION, IT SHALL FIRST BE APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND    THEN  THE
STATE LEGISLATURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED AND FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL  MAKE  A  FINAL  WRITTEN DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO APPROVAL OF
SUCH CONTRACT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE  SUBMISSION OF SUCH CONTRACT  TO

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

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2013-S1147A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6633
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-337, Gen Ob L; amd §112, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S399, A1036
2011-2012: S1165, A900
2015-2016: S2125, A3047

2013-S1147A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires comptroller and legislative approval of any contract between a corporation and New York state that would require the relocation of 75 or more employees across county lines.

2013-S1147A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1147A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1147--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. BRESLIN, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Judiciary 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 general obligations law and the state finance law,
  in relation to imposing certain contractual obligations upon the state

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  obligations  law is amended by adding a new
section 5-337 to read as follows:
  S 5-337. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THE  LEGISLATURE
REQUIRED.  EVERY  UNDERTAKING  OR  PROMISE,  WHETHER  WRITTEN  OR  ORAL,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, CONSTITUTING OR  CONTAINED,  IN  ANY  CONTRACT  OR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION,
WHICH  INVOLVES  THE  RELOCATION  ACROSS COUNTY LINES OF SEVENTY-FIVE OR
MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OR A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC AND  PRIVATE  EMPLOYEES
WHO  ARE  PERFORMING  A  PUBLIC FUNCTION SHALL BE   NULL AND VOID UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY  (A) THE COMPTROLLER AND (B) THE STATE LEGISLA-
TURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED, IN THAT ORDER.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 112 of the state finance law is  amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C)  BEFORE ANY CONTRACT MADE FOR, OR BY ANY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT,
BOARD, OFFICER, COMMISSION OR INSTITUTION SHALL BE  EXECUTED  OR  BECOME
EFFECTIVE,   WHENEVER   SUCH   CONTRACT   INVOLVES   THE  RELOCATION  OF
SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE STATE EMPLOYEES, OR SEVENTY-FIVE  OR  MORE  PRIVATE
SECTOR  EMPLOYEES  PERFORMING  A  PUBLIC  FUNCTION OR ANY COMBINATION OF
SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES  PERFORMING  A  PUBLIC
FUNCTION,  IT  SHALL  FIRST BE APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND  THEN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED AND FILED IN THE

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

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