S 6294 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires an annual report on state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises

Summary
Requires an annual report on state agency utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises detailing expenditure totals and percentages and whether agency MWBE participation goals were achieved.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action May 28, 2026
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S6294 S6294A · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to shift responsibility for preparing the annual M/WBE report from the State Comptroller to the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development. The new version removes the requirement to assign letter grades (A-F) to agencies and instead focuses on reporting specific utilization data, such as the percentage of eligible spending paid to certified businesses and whether agencies met their participation goals.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from a grading system administered by the Comptroller to a data reporting system administered by the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the responsible agency from the Office of the Comptroller to the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development for preparing the annual report.

Removed the requirement to assign letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) to state agencies and the Comptroller's office.

Added specific reporting requirements to include the percentage of eligible spending paid to certified M/WBEs and whether agencies met their participation goals.

Expanded the nature of spending categories to include 'construction-related services' and clarified that comparisons to previous years are only required if data is available.

Added a provision allowing the Division to consult with the Comptroller and other agencies to obtain necessary data.

TIMELINE

Clarified the effective date and repeal timeline, ensuring the new section does not affect the expiration of Article 15-A.

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May 28, 2026
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May 28, 2026
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Mar 10, 2025
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