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A7027Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS6288

Require Hearings for Overseas Spending

Official title

“Requires a public hearing prior to procurements valued over one hundred thousand dollars are made overseas by public authorities”

Sponsor Matthew TitoneAD-61+2 co-sponsorsAffects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

This bill requires public authorities in New York to hold a public hearing before making overseas procurements over $100,000 for capital projects.

Why it matters

  1. Increases public transparency and accountability. by requiring state authorities to disclose and justify large overseas purchases, giving residents insight into how public funds are being spent on capital projects.

  2. Allows for public input and scrutiny. before significant taxpayer-funded contracts go to foreign suppliers, potentially surfacing concerns about local job impacts, supply chain reliability, or ethical sourcing.

  3. Could influence procurement decisions. by introducing a public review step, which may encourage authorities to consider domestic alternatives or address community priorities more directly during the purchasing process.

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Require Hearings for Overseas Spending

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Matthew Titone

Assembly Member · Assembly District 61

History

  1. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  2. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Companion bill

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.

S6288Senate

Require Hearings for Overseas Contracts

In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

7027

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 29, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, GUNTHER, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. KEARNS, LALOR, McLAUGHLIN, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring public hearings where procurements valued over one hundred thousand dollars are made overseas

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

Section 1. Article 1 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new title 3 to read as follows:

TITLE 3

GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 9. Public hearings.

§ 9. Public hearings. A public authority created by or existing under this chapter or any other law of the state shall hold at least one public hearing prior to procuring materials overseas valued over one hundred thousand dollars for capital projects.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD02424-01-7

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