Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 15, 2010 |
signed chap.173 |
Jul 06, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 29, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.407 substituted for a11525 |
Jun 25, 2010 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1255 |
Jun 22, 2010 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8312
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11525
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§163 & 161, St Fin L
2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8312 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to discretionary purchases PURPOSE: This bill would amend the State Finance Law to raise the limit for purchasing from small businesses and MWBEs without formal competitive process from $100,000 to $200,000. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of this bill would amend State Finance Law § 163(6) to raise the ceiling for purchasing from small businesses and MWBEs without formal competitive process from $100,000 to $200,000. Section 2 adds a new paragraph n to subdivision 2 of section 161 of the State Finance Law. Section 3 of this bill would provide for an effective date ninety days after the bill becomes law.
2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8312 I N S E N A T E June 22, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to discretionary purchases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as amended by section 3 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established by the state procurement council: the commissioner may purchase services and commodities in an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; state agencies may purchase services and commodities in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal competitive process; and state agencies may purchase commodities or services from small business concerns or those certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law, or commod- ities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured, in an amount not exceeding [one] TWO hundred thousand dollars without a formal competitive process. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 161 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows: N. RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES THAT WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO THE STATE'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS BY MINORI- TY-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND CREATE MODEL LANGUAGE TO BE USED BY AGENCIES WHEN ISSUING REQUESTS FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS TO OTHER SOLICITATIONS OR OFFERS THAT WOULD INCREASE THE ABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE PROCUREMENTS. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, that the amendments to subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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