Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who complies with certain standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder
Summary
Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 25, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions
A8091A
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A8091B
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a broader group of legislators as sponsors and to advance the legislation to a third reading for final passage. The substantive legal text regarding food procurement rules appears unchanged in this version, though the document metadata was updated to reflect the new legislative status.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text governing food purchase contracts is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Added a list of additional legislators (Rosenthal, Shimsky, Gallagher, et al.) to the list of bill sponsors.
Updated the bill status from 'recommitted to committee' to 'ordered to a third reading,' indicating it is ready for final vote.
Updated the bill number suffix from 'A' to 'B' and the internal tracking number to reflect the amended version.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026 · Assembly Jun 1, 2026
How they voted
45–16
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
72% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8091B
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8091A
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
1 primary · 33 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
DDemocratic
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Catalina Cruz
DDemocratic
Co
Chantel Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Demond Meeks
DDemocratic/Working Families
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