Senate Procurement and Contracts Committee advances seven bills to calendar in first 2025 session meeting

The Senate Procurement and Contracts Committee, chaired by Senator Baskin, advanced seven procurement- and contract-related bills to the Senate calendar at its first meeting of the 2025 legislative session.

The measures considered would amend provisions in the Executive Law, State Finance Law and the General Municipal Law on matters including minority- and women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) recertification, agency growth plans to increase MWBE participation, contracts with not-for-profit corporations, procurement security for certain technology, school food contracts, contract debriefings and extensions for curing defects in certification applications. Committee members moved each bill by voice vote and the bills were “reported on the calendar.”

Why it matters: the package covers procedural and substantive changes that affect how state agencies award and manage contracts, how MWBEs are certified and how state agencies interact with not-for-profits and vendors. Committee approval sends the bills to the full Senate for further consideration.

Key actions on the agenda

- S596 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Henshi Sanju): “An act to amend the Executive Law in relation to providing a reportable presumption relating to recertification [of] minority- and women-owned business enterprise.” The motion to move the bill was made and seconded; the bill was reported on the calendar. The motion was moved by Senator Webb and seconded by Senator Brissport, per the record.

- S1218 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Bailey Sanjoo): “An act to amend the Executive Law in relation to directing contracting state agencies to develop a growth plan in order to increase participation of MWBEs with respect to state contracts and subcontracts.” The motion to move the bill was made by Senator Comrie and seconded by Senator Webb; the bill was reported on the calendar.

- S2075 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Mayer Sanjoo): “An act to amend the State Finance Law in relation to state agency contracts with not-for-profit corporations.” The motion to move the bill was made by Senator Martins and seconded by Senator Rhodes; the bill was reported on the calendar.

- S3259 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Coney Sanju): “An act to amend the State Finance Law and the General Municipal Law in relation to prohibiting procurement of certain technology that poses security threats.” The motion to move the bill was made by Senator Webb and seconded by Senator Rhodes. A “nay” was audible during the voice vote, but the bill was nonetheless reported on the calendar.

- S3336 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Coney Sanjuk): “An act to amend the General Municipal Law in relation to contracts for school food and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration.” The motion to move the bill was made and seconded by committee members; the bill was reported on the calendar.

- S5149 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Conry Sanjuk): “An act to amend the State Finance Law in relation to debriefing of certain contracts.” Senator Comrie moved the bill; it was reported on the calendar.

- S6020 (sponsor listed in the transcript as Senator Baskin): “An act to amend the Executive Law in relation to extending the time for a business enterprise to cure defects in an application for certification and curing defects where certification was revoked.” The motion to move the bill was made by Senator Martins and seconded by Senator Brett; the bill was reported on the calendar.

Voting and procedure

Most motions were approved by voice vote with no roll-call recorded in the committee transcript. Committee members repeatedly used the form “All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?” to take the votes. For S3259, at least one “Nay” was audible during the vote, though the committee still reported the bill to the calendar. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally for any of the seven bills.

Administrative notes and next steps

Chair Senator Baskin closed the meeting by asking members to confirm completed voting sheets sent to the clerk and noting that the meeting concluded. With committee approval, the seven bills were reported to the Senate calendar for further consideration by the full Senate.

Quotes

“Thank you so much for joining us for today's Procurement and Contracts Committee meeting. I’m Senator Baskin; I serve as chair of the committee and this is the committee's first meeting of the 2025 legislative session,” Senator Baskin said at the start of the meeting. On votes, the chair repeatedly called for voice votes: “All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?”

Ending

The committee’s action moves the seven measures to the next stage in the legislative process; the transcript does not record any further floor action or committee amendments. Committee members and staff were present and the meeting concluded after the seven bills were reported on the calendar.