What's happening
This bill requires state agencies to publicly announce and publish details of awarded contracts, including recipients' names and contact information.
Why it matters
Enhances government transparency and accountability. by requiring agencies to publicly disclose who receives state contracts, making it easier for the public to track how taxpayer money is spent.
Provides valuable information for businesses and watchdog groups. , enabling them to monitor state contracting practices, identify patterns, and potentially challenge unfair or non-competitive awards.
May deter favoritism, corruption, or conflicts of interest. by making contract recipient names and contacts publicly available, increasing the risk of exposure for unethical behavior.
Improves accessibility to procurement opportunities. for small businesses and minority-owned firms, as they can see which companies are winning contracts and potentially identify networking or partnership opportunities.
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Publish State Contract Winners
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Sponsors
11 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.85
- Rules report cal.85
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to small business
- Referred to small business
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The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Reveal State Contract Winners
In Senate Committee · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
428
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Small Business
AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the publication of information regarding awards of state contracts
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 142 of the economic development law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. Upon receipt of an announcement that an agency has entered into a contract, as provided in subdivision five of section one hundred fortythree of this article, the commissioner shall publish such announcement in the procurement opportunities newsletter. The announcement shall identify the contract, specify the date of the award of the contract and provide the name and contact information for each recipient of the contract.
§ 2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. At the time an agency enters into a contract, such agency shall submit an announcement of the intended contract for inclusion in the procurement opportunities newsletter. Such announcement shall identify the contract, specify the date of the award of the contract and provide the name of and contact information for each recipient of the contract.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the commissioner of economic development, or his or her delegate, shall promulgate rules and regulations and take all other necessary actions to implement the provisions of this act on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01175-01-7
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