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 requiring events held by the state or on state property, which include alcohol, to include alcohol produced within the state." Motion to move by Senator Comrie; seconded by Senator Rhodes. Outcome: reported to the calendar under the chair's authority. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded in the committee transcript.

- Senate Bill 3257 (Cooney): "An act to amend the state finance law in relation to preferred source status for entities that provide employment and services to certain persons." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Grisport. Outcome: reported to the calendar under the chair's authority. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 4155 (Sanders): "An act to amend the executive law in relation to requiring contracting agencies to contact minority and women owned business enterprises when such an enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Comrie. Outcome: reported to the calendar. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded. Chair April Baskin commented, "I love this bill." (committee transcript)

- Senate Bill 4387 (May): "An act to amend the state finance law in relation to require consideration of union-made commodities and services in the awarding of certain procurement contracts." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Comrie. Outcome: reported to the finance committee under the chair's authority. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 4591 (Cooney): "An act to amend the general municipal law, the public authorities law, and the state finance law in relation to liability of design professionals." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Brissport. Outcome: reported to the finance committee. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 4570 (Martinez): "An act to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law in relation to requiring full payment for delivered and accepted materials pertaining to public work projects and to amend the general business law in relation to prohibiting the retention of any payment due and owing a material supplier for construction project." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Comrie. Outcome: reported to the finance committee. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 5784 (Fahey): "Directing the Commissioner of the Office of General Services to erect a monument to be known as the New York State Holocaust Memorial." Motion to move by Senator Rhodes; seconded by Senator Webb. Outcome: reported to the calendar. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 6313 (Sanders): "An act to amend the executive law in relation to participation by minority group members and women with respect to certain state contracts and to amend the state finance law in relation to performance and payment of bond requirements." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Grisport. Outcome: reported to the calendar. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 6317 (Sanders): "An act under the general municipal law in relation to authorizing political subdivisions to award public contracts to participants of a minority and women owned business enterprise program at a cost premium not to exceed 10% of the lowest bid as an available remedy to demonstrate its severity." Motion to move by Senator Briscoe; seconded by Senator Webb. Outcome: reported to the finance committee. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

- Senate Bill 7638A (Hinchey): "An act to amend the general municipal law in relation to the awarding of certain purchase contracts to purchase food." Motion to move by Senator Webb; seconded by Senator Comrie. Outcome: reported to the finance committee. Vote: voice vote; no roll-call tally recorded.

Procedural notes and context

All actions in the committee record were taken by voice vote; the transcript does not show any roll-call or recorded numerical tallies for the committee's votes. Where the committee chair noted destinations for reporting, measures were sent either to the Senate calendar or to the finance committee for further consideration, as indicated above. The meeting record shows no substantive debate on the individual bills beyond the bill descriptions read into the record and the routine motions, seconds and voice approvals that advanced each measure.

The committee adjourned after completing legislative business and the chair reminded members to submit voting sheets to committee staff. The transcript records several staff members in attendance and at least two senators excused from the meeting.

What the transcript does not show

The committee transcript does not include roll-call vote counts, floor scheduling decisions beyond the committee referrals noted above, fiscal notes, committee amendments, or any extended debate on bill merits. Those details, if present, would appear in subsequent committee files, fiscal reports or on the Senate floor calendar.