Senate procurement committee reports 10 bills to calendar and finance; all moved by voice vote

The New York State Senate Committee on Procurement and Contracts on Wednesday moved 10 bills out of committee by voice vote, sending several measures to the Senate calendar and others to the finance committee for further consideration. Senator April Baskin, chair, presided over the committee's third and final meeting of the 2025 legislative session.

The bills covered procurement preferences, minority- and women-owned business contracting procedures, liability rules for design professionals, payment protections for material suppliers on public works projects and a bill directing the Office of General Services to erect a New York State Holocaust Memorial, among other measures. Most measures were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the committee transcript.

Why it matters: The committee's actions advance multiple pieces of procurement-related legislation to the next step in the Senate's process. Several measures affect how state and municipal contracting agencies consider in‑state products, union-made goods, and minority- and women-owned business participation; others address payment protections for suppliers and professional liability in public construction projects.

The committee reported the following bills (sponsor and committee description as read into the record), with the motion, seconder and procedural destination recorded in the transcript. Where the committee record did not include a roll-call tally, the action is described as a voice vote and the transcript notes indicate no roll-call tally was provided.

Votes at a glance

- Senate Bill 1158A (Cooney): "An act to amend the state finance law in relation to…